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Tiny Island Birds Growing HUGE and Becoming New Species!

Thursday 28 May 2026 β€’ScienceDaily
Tiny Island Birds Growing HUGE and Becoming New Species!

Photo: Symmol / Unsplash

Wrens living on remote Scottish islands are getting bigger and bigger, and scientists think they might be turning into completely new kinds of birds! These island wrens have their own special songs and look different from regular wrens, and some are more than twice as heavy as their cousins on the mainland. It's like watching evolution happen right before our eyes!
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