Steve Thompson PhD<p>Birds make friends too, 20-year study finds</p><p><a href="https://newatlas.com/biology/birds-friend-behavior/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newatlas.com/biology/birds-fri</span><span class="invisible">end-behavior/</span></a></p><p>The only complex "friend-like" relationship seen in vertebrates is known as cooperative breeding, in which two individuals assist in raising the young. Yet, for African starlings, the bonds they form go far beyond mere parenting duties.</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BIRDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BIRDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FRIENDSHIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FRIENDSHIP</span></a> # <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>