Vultures use face flushing technique for instant status updates
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 10:40
in Mathematics & Economics
Tech savvy humans who use social media sites to instantly update their 'statuses,' may be behaving like vultures who use 'face flushing' as a visible way of instantly updating their own status when interacting with peers and rivals. Research, published in Ethology, reveals how the ability to rapidly change skin colour is a key form of interaction for vultures, especially for displays of dominance...