Mum’s hormones could make female magpie chicks more adventurous

New research has revealed female magpie chicks are much more adventurous than male siblings – and this could be down to the types and amount of hormones provided by the mum. The results suggest that hormonal as well as post-natal environmental mechanisms could be underpinning this pattern and creating extreme personality differences between the sexes.

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