the history of humans and the sparrow

The relationship between human and House Sparrow began about 11,000 years ago. People began to farm and build lasting settlements. In doing so, they created a new habitat and food source, one that the House Sparrow quickly exploited. The bird changed its body in profound ways so that it could thrive alongside its human hosts: It evolved a bigger bill to crack open agricultural grains and the ability to digest the starchy crops that people crave.
Not all House Sparrows settled alongside people. The bactrianus subspecies kept its distance. It does so to this day, ranging from parts of the Middle East to northwestern China. Skittish and migratory, it forages for wild grass seeds instead of cultivated crops. Meanwhile, the human-adapted House Sparrow was on its way to global domination.
0:00 intro
1:03 Difference house sparrow and Eurasian tree sparrow
1:44 House sparrow in Europe
2:53 House sparrow in America
5:28 House sparrow in China
6:50 House sparrow in the rest of the world
8:00 the human-sparrow relationship
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