Often, nature and wildlife give us clues on how we can live in harmony with others. A bird species known as sociable weavers are known to create massive, visually appealing nests in the Kalahari ...

Many in the scientific community have long assumed that nest-building in birds is a purely instinctive skill — an inborn ability that birds repeat from one nest to the next, regardless of their ...

Weaver bird name for the Ploceidae, a family of Old World seed-eating birds closely resembling finches. The weavers are named for the highly complex woven nests built by many species, though others ...

A white-browed sparrow weaver inspects a roost under construction, after just receiving some grass brought by another member of its group. (Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos) Neighboring groups of birds ...

Campus associate professor of architecture M. Paz Gutierrez and her team of graduate students created a giant and intricate replica of the weaver bird’s nest that was displayed at the UC Botanical ...

That heap of hay in a tree is not a typical animal commune. Huge group nests of sociable weaver birds across southern Africa are about as close as nature gets to building condos. Ant nests, beaver ...

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren't solely controlled by instinct and the environment. Instead ...