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Wrens in Scotland growing twice the size of regular birds!

New research has found that wrens in the Shetland Islands are growing almost twice the size of th...

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06.30 2 Jun 2026


Wrens in Scotland growing twice the size of regular birds!


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New research has found that wrens in the Shetland Islands are growing almost twice the size of their mainland counter parts. 

Biologist, environmentalist, broadcaster and Irish Times contributor, Eanna Ní Lamhna can tell us more about the phenomenon is known as 'island gigantism'.


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