Female mountain chickadees think so. They find brains so attractive that they will cheat on their mates if a smarter male ...

The post Why Female Chickadees Leave Their Mates for Smarter Birds appeared first on A-Z Animals. A fascinating new study has revealed that female chickadees are very fussy when it comes to selecting ...

WASHINGTON -- The love life of a female chickadee could make a country music classic: "If your song don't pass muster, buster, I'm gone." The lady chickadee has a cheatin' heart, quick to find another ...

While there is no denying 'survival of the fittest' still reigns supreme in the animal kingdom, a new study shows being smartest—or at least smarter—is pretty important, too. Western animal behavior ...

Hybrids of two common North American songbirds, the black-capped and mountain chickadee, are more likely to be found in places where humans have altered the landscape in some way, finds new CU Boulder ...

Mountain chickadees in Boulder have evolved a different tune to avoid getting mixed up with their cousins, according to a new CU Boulder-led study published Oct. 9 in the Journal of Evolutionary ...

A fascinating new study has revealed that female chickadees are very fussy when it comes to selecting a father for their offspring. If a highly intelligent male comes along, she will choose him, even ...