Lyrebird synchronizes elements of its mating dance
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
ITHACA, New York, March 28 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
To woo a mate, the Albert's lyrebird of Australia first chooses a stage of entangled vines, then in performance he shakes the vines as part of his courtship footwork, synchronizing each shake with the beat of his striking song, according to new research.
"It's a choreographed dance," said Fiona Backhouse, a postdoctoral researcher with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and lead author of . . .
To woo a mate, the Albert's lyrebird of Australia first chooses a stage of entangled vines, then in performance he shakes the vines as part of his courtship footwork, synchronizing each shake with the beat of his striking song, according to new research.
"It's a choreographed dance," said Fiona Backhouse, a postdoctoral researcher with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and lead author of . . .