Muppet-like frogmouth is the world’s most ‘Instagrammable’ bird, study finds

Scientists claim to have identified the world’s most ‘Instagrammable’ bird – the strange, scruffy-looking frogmouth (Podargidae) from Asia and Australia.  Researchers in Germany collected 27,621 photos of birds from nine bird-related Instagram accounts, including data on how many likes each photo garnered.  Using an algorithm to analyse their ‘aesthetic appeal’, they found photos of frogmouths received … Read more