Looking back ten years ago, I had never owned a pet. My parents had a white mixed-breed dog before I was born, but it seems ...

Male Java sparrows may coordinate their bill-clicking sounds with the notes of their song, according to a study published May 20, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Masayo Soma and Chihiro ...

I have recently brought home a baby Java sparrow. When I brought it home on October 24th (Java Sparrow Day), I was told it ...

Java sparrows are both vocalists and percussionists. Photo: Suzme/amanaimages/Corbis When Java sparrows make love, they do it to the beat of their own in-house avian techno. As at a rave, the birds’ ...

Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness. Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs, ...

Java sparrows are more likely to mate after dancing together, according to a study from Hokkaido University, contradictory to the belief that songs are the primary sexual signal. In a new study ...

From the male gentoo penguins who present their precious pebbles to their intended partner to the Darwin bark spiders who give oral sex to stop themselves from being eaten, courtship behavior can ...

YOKOHAMA -- A fortune-telling shop in this port city's Chinatown has attracted attention for its rare use of white Java sparrows, which are portrayed in Taiwan as "divine messengers." At Kissho Tennyo ...

Male Java sparrows may coordinate their bill-clicking sounds with the notes of their song. Birds may communicate using both vocalizations and movement, as for instance occurs during courtship displays ...