Why Do Birds Sing in the Morning?

You’re having a dream, and for some reason that giant rabbit that’s about to eat you starts to sing like a bird. You wake up to find that birds are singing outside your window! Check out this SciShow Quick Question to find out why those birds sing in the morning! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Coda Buchanan, Lucy McGlasson, Accalia Elementia, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Saul, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Christopher Collins, Thomas J., charles george, Andreas Heydeck, Patrick D. Ashmore, Justin Lentz, Will and Sonja Marple, Ed Shelley, Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Philippe von Bergen, Fatima Iqbal. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1474-919X.2003.00130.x/abstract http://www.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwildlife/advice/expert/previous/morningsong.aspx https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/birdsong/ http://ornithology.com/ornithology-lectures/songs-calls/ http://www.wired.com/2014/03/birds-sing-morning/ http://trib.com/features/science/scientists-discover-why-birds-sing-in-early-morning/article_0386ede4-e3aa-5be1-818b-39d220a10b1f.html http://naturenetwi.blogspot.com/2013/05/why-do-birds-sing-in-early-mornings.html http://blog.wbu.com/2013/03/04/why-do-birds-sing-so-early-in-the-morning/ http://news.leiden.edu/news-2014/female-birds-sing-much-more-often-than-previously-thought.html