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A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island
The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers ...
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Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
The most striking discovery was a nest built on an abandoned foundation pile in Amsterdam’s Rokin canal. Over decades, it had ...
Galápagos Island Bird Considered Extinct Seen After 190 Years
The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.
Emus might not be the ‘world’s dumbest bird’ after all
Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for ...
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Remembering "The Bird of the Century," a Half-Century Later
In March of 1975, an extremely rare Ross's Gull was confirmed for the first time in the Lower 48. The sighting and the frenzy ...
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More than 400 roosters and hens euthanized after being found in alleged Kansas cockfighting operation
The birds were found living in small wire or wooden structures with "little protection from the below freezing temperatures," the Humane World for Animals said. Temperatures in the area were in ...
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A few minutes of bird watching this weekend can help scientists: Here's how
It might be Valentine’s Day – but this weekend is for more than just love birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count is back. Between Feb. 14 and 17, the event invites nature enthusiasts around ...
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Small Conifer Trees Attract Birds for Food and Shelter
Birds are attracted to a backyard that provides the tempting trio of food, shelter and nesting sites. And what’s a great way to offer all three? Plant small conifer trees for birds! Seed-filled ...
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Birds-of-paradise are sending secret color signals invisible to human eyes, scientists say
Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise, found only in remote tropical forests and woodland habitats of Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia and ...
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Is Your Bird Feeder Putting You at Risk for Bird Flu?
Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Bird flu has impacted millions of wild birds and ...
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Fact Check: Bird flu does not only affect poultry and livestock
In January, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced, opens new tab that bird flu was suspected to have caused the death of 200 snow geese in Northampton and Lehigh counties and said on X, opens ...
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Americans may have had bird flu and not even know it, new study suggests
A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 ...