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You may have more in common with a pigeon than you realise, according to research. It shows that humans and birds have brains that are wired in a similar way.
A huge flock of pink birds in an Australian town has created havoc and caused power blackouts in Boulia, Queensland. Thousands of the pink and gray cockatoos
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The U.S. Geological Survey is putting remotely piloted former military planes to work in the areas of environmental and wildlife management. Earlier this month, researchers spent three days counting sage grouse in rural Colorado. Next up: a survey of pygmy rabbit habitat in Idaho.
(Phys.org) —A common, chickadee-sized Australian bird is one of the most prolific cheaters in the avian world – and new research suggests that choices made by straying females may actually be keeping the species from diverging into two.
Oh lord, it's hard to be humble about Canberra when our Bush Capital and its territory are bird-perfect...
Researchers say an individual Alpine swift can fly 200 days, non-stop. The bird eats and sleeps while in the air.
WATCH: Birds Show Drone Who's Boss
The birds included snowy egrets, American kestrels and black-crowned night herons.
As a year’s final hours slip away, many measure their months in paychecks, vacations, or the simple chores of everyday life, but for Neil Hayward, 2013 ticked down to a single bird.
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GOOSED-UP bird advocates are flying in different directions over a state plan to eliminate wild mute swans within the next decade.
Originally published in Metropolis Magazine as "Inside the Homes and Workspaces of 8 Great Architects", this article shows the spaces occupied by...
One had bullet holes through its wing feathers, narrowly missing the humerus bone. Another had a body peppered with lead shot. They were the lucky ones.
Researchers hope 'diverters' attached to power lines will help reduce risk to tens of thousands of swans and geese
Eavesdropping in the wild – or the ability to gather information from other species – could influence the survival of some animal species.
Fears of Extinction
By Susan Russell Nature writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich wrote of the gentle temperament of Peep, a Canada goose he studied from gosling to adult stage. "The one word that described her character ... was sweetness - she grew up to be reticent, but she never showed a sign of fear."
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