Remarkable Fossil Discovery Hints at Antarctic Origins of All Modern Birds
A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...
Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds
The Java sparrow is ready for the video recording. As I hold it carefully in my hand in order to transfer it to the recording ...
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
Fossil of oldest known modern bird unearthed in Antarctica
A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...
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‘Weird and wonderful’: Antarctic fossil forces scientists to redraw the bird family tree
In a nutshell A newly discovered 69-million-year-old bird skull from Antarctica proves that modern birds were already diverse ...
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Birds of Ireland: Grey Heron
The sounds of grey herons at nest during day and at night are like a fairy-tale monster or someone getting sick!
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Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
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Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds
How fast does the beak move? To answer these questions, I’m recording high-speed X-ray videos of the feeding birds. Interestingly, I discovered some fascinating differences in beak movement ...
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5 Beak Problems in Pet Birds
It’s pretty safe to say that a bird’s beak is one of its most obvious features. And it’s super important! It’s used for ...
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Mad at your ex? For Valentine’s Day, this Alaska bird rescue center will name a rat after them and feed it to a raptor
Inside a chilly enclosure, a 7-year-old peregrine falcon named Breland plucked at a frozen rat carcass with her beak, tearing ...