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Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to Science@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days ago

Urban birds' beak shape rapidly changed during COVID-19 lockdowns, suggesting human-driven transformations

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Urban birds' beak shape rapidly changed during COVID-19 lockdowns, suggesting human-driven transformations

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Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to Science@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 days ago
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When the world slowed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects extended beyond humans. A recent study found that it reshaped urban ecosystems to such an extent that certain city-dwelling birds even began to develop longer, thinner beaks resembling those of their wild relatives.
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    Wow, so cool, adaptation happening over such short time spans always catches me off guard.

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    The period of global slowdown caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, now known as the anthropause, gave scientists a rare chance to see how animals physically changed when human activity suddenly decreased.

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    No, animal physiology did not change in response to Americans going inside for 20 minutes.

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      This is a study of university campuses which were actually made relatively empty for some time.

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