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Hummingbirds, Penguins, and Cockatoos, oh my.

Author
Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata
Published
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Episode Link
http://wehaveconcerns.com

Three stories this week, all concerning birds! Pranksters, scamps, potential saviors of earth? In the first, cockatoos in Australia have learned how to drink from public water fountains. Anthony and Jeff discuss how and why. Next ups, the penguins of Antactica might be helping offset climate change... with their poop. And finally, have humans altered the course of evolution with hummingbird feeders? Anthony and Jeff wing their way through all three topics!

LInk to the stories: https://www.science.org/content/article/cockatoos-have-learned-operate-drinking-fountains-australia

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5409315/penguins-antarctica-poop-climate-change

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/hummingbirds-rapidly-evolved-longer-beaks-slurp-more-nectar-yard-feeders-new-study

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