Unselfish Bird: Chestnut-crowned Babbler (IMAGE)

University of New South Wales

Unselfish Bird: Chestnut-crowned Babbler

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A highly social chestnut-crowned babbler near a nest: A new study has found that when non-breeding individuals help to raise young members of their group, they are far more likely to work harder to feed close relatives than to help more distant kin.

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Lucy Browning, UNSW

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