Who / When
When can the calls of thousands of swamp sparrows be heard across North America?
Every summer
What did Jim Darling record?
Where do humpback whales swim?
They often swim close to land.
Why do only male humpbacks sing?
for unknown reasons
How many male swamp sparrows were recorded across the northeastern United States?
615 male swamp sparrows
When did Lachlan's research team recorded the calls of 615 male swamp sparrows?
between 2008 and 2009
What did the researchers use to break each sparrows' song into a collection of notes, or syllables?
computer software
Where did the biologist Jim Darling record the whale songs?
He recorded the whales near Hawaii
Why are sparrows losing their habitat?
People make cities, roads, and plantations.
How do baby swamp sparrows learn to communicate?
by copying adults
Who has studied the songs of humpback for more than 25 years?
Jim Darling
What happened when a group of scientists played recording of whale songs in the ocean?
female whales did not respond
Where can you hear the songs of swamp sparrows?
You can hear them across North America's wetlands.
Why do swamp sparrows sing?
The reading does not say.
How many years has Jim Darling studied the songs of humpback whales?
more than 25 years
Who was an author that had a special experience with humpback whales?
Douglas Chadwick
What combination allows sparrows to create traditions that last for centuries?
The combination of accurate mimicry and conformist bias allows the birds to create a tradition that lasts for centuries.
Where are sparrows losing their habitat?
Roads, cities, and plantations can break up bird populations.
Why do you think swamp sparrows sing?
Maybe to find a mate. To communicate things?
During Lachlan's research, how many swamp sparrows sang a different tune?
2% of swamp sparrows sang a different song.
Who is one person who studies whales and who is one person who studies sparrows?
Whales - Jim Darling, Flip Nicklin
Sparrows - Robert Lachlan, Andrew Farnsworth
What future research does Andrew Farnsworth hope to do?
Identify how animals are able to preserve their cultural traditions.
Do you think you can see one of the animals from Unit 2 in South Florida?
Maybe you can see sparrows in the Everglades because it is a North American wetland.
Why are these two readings together in the same unit?
These two readings are in the same unit because they are both people studying animal songs.
How might we study the songs of an animal in Miami?