The next time I go headhunting(I mean, birdhunting) for my next zebra finch pair, I’ll make sure to bring a sound recorder. I have yet to see a large zebra finch aviary in the country, but that’s where I want to end up. A recorder and a nice big aviary. Why? See my explanation in this article.
I’ve just read an article about a research done regarding zebra finches and their songs. (You can find the article here.) It says that recorded artificial sounds made by a colony of zebra finches can affect the health and breeding capabilities of your own zebras. The research claims that:
- zebra females become fertile earlier and produce a larger number of clutch
- zebra males sing more
- a zebra finch pair has a greater success rate in rearing a family
WHEN they are exposed to the recorded sounds of (other) zebra finch colonies. I have already noticed before that my zebra finch pair responds to recorded sounds. After playing a recorded audio/video of them on my laptop (like the ones I posted here 1 and 2), they started hopping and chirping louder. And to think that they are just hearing themselves, what more if they are actually listening to an entire colony?
I just hope I can find a recording of entire zebra aviaries in the Internet. Or better yet, I hope to see and record a live one myself. For those of you who are reading this, I need a little help here. Thanks.
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There was also one research done in one of the zoos in the US (I think it was San Diego Zoo) where they had a higher egg production from their african parrots when it is within earshot from the lions and zebras of the zoo. The theory is that the birds feel more comfortable when they hear sounds that they would naturally hear in the wild (roar of the lions, etc). If they are comfortable they would breed more easily.
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