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Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...

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Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, is the world's oldest known wild bird. She also just became a mother yet again.

To learn more, visit here. Prefer a different type of creepy critter? The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio will name a superworm after an ex. Make a $15 donation and the zoo will name a ...

Birds are warm-blooded and mostly covered in feathers, so do not fit into the classic definition of a reptile. But their DNA tells a different story… 'Impossible' black holes ...

White piedra is a superficial fungal infection of the hair. Several species of fungus that live in soil or dirty water can cause it. Piedra is the Spanish word for stone. White piedra appears as ...

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A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

Contrary to popular belief, dinosaurs never went extinct. They’re still alive among us – in the form of birds! Birds are the only dinosaurs that survived the cataclysmic mass extinction caused ...