This week in science: Swearing, bird bills and the pandemic, and whale breath samples

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.
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Foul-mouthed parrots are teaching other birds to swear

Swearing parrots in a line-up at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park When staff at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park noticed an outbreak of swearing among five of their African grey parrots in 2020, they segregated ...
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Wildlife park forced to move parrots that kept swearing at guests

FRISKNEY, England – A wildlife park in England says it had to remove five parrots from public display because they started swearing at guests. The BBC reports that Lincolnshire Wildlife Park adopted ...
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'Fowl' language: 'Infamous' swearing parrots attract fans at British wildlife park

A group of five swearing parrots continues to spew "naughty" words at a wildlife park in England -- and people apparently can't get enough of the "fowl" language. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in ...
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5 bird-feeding plants that Sarah Raven swears by – they'll keep wildlife well-fed over the colder months

When I visited Perch Hill last week, Sarah Raven gave us a masterclass in bird-feeding plants – and I came away feeling certain that I could plant up a garden that caters to birds all year round. If ...