Birds clap in the dark to flirt
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
RIVERSIDE, California, May 19 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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Birds clap in the dark to flirt
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Some birds sing to attract a mate. Others dance or display colorful feathers. But in the moonlit forests and shrublands of northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sharp clapping sound scientists have puzzled over for decades.
Now, research . . .
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Birds clap in the dark to flirt
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Some birds sing to attract a mate. Others dance or display colorful feathers. But in the moonlit forests and shrublands of northern Argentina, one bird courts romance by snapping its wrists together, producing a sharp clapping sound scientists have puzzled over for decades.
Now, research . . .