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[–] [S] 43 points 11 months ago (1 child)

They observed that birds that hatched during the pandemic, when the campuses became empty and there was less food waste to feed on, had beaks with higher bill length and slimmer structure, similar to the wildland birds. However, after the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted and people started trickling back to campus and food waste became ample. Birds born during this period reflected this shift, exhibiting shorter, thicker beaks typical of urban juncos.

The Study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2520996122

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  • [–] 27 points 11 months ago

    These where the types of studies I was hoping to see after COVID

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    This is because the government redesigned the bird robots during the pandemic.

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  • [–] 15 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    They just got healthier when they weren't eating ourshitty food. Hard to believe.

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