
Are US And European Plovers Really Birds Of A Feather?
The Kentish-Snowy Plover, a
small shorebird found in the
US and Europe, is
'suffering' from an identity
crisis after scientists
found genetic evidence that
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Dining Out In An Ocean Of Plastic: How Foraging Albatrosses Put Plastic On The Menu
Marine biologists examined
whether Laysan albatrosses
nesting on Kure Atoll and
Oahu, Hawaii, 2,150 km away,
ingested different amounts
... > full story

Globalization: Diseases Spreading From Humans To Animals, Study Finds
Globalization and
industrialization are
causing diseases to spread
from humans to animals, a
study has shown. Researchers
... > full story

First Evidence For A Second Breeding Season Among Migratory Songbirds
Biologists for the first
time have documented a
second breeding season
during the annual cycle of
five songbird species that
... > full story
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Migratory Route Of Eleonora's Falcon Revealed For First Time
October 27, 2009 Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. In total, the bird flies more than 9,500 kilometers across the ... > full story -
Endemic Birds Thrive On Timor-Leste's 'Lost World' Mountain
October 27, 2009 Surveys have confirmed that the finest montane forests in Timor-Leste, and possibly the whole island of Timor, are to be found on the inaccessible Mount Mundo Perdido -- literally, "Lost World." With ... > full story -
Dominant Chemical That Attracts Mosquitoes To Humans Identified
October 26, 2009 Scientists have identified the dominant odor naturally produced in humans and birds that attracts the blood-feeding Culex mosquitoes, which transmits West Nile virus and other life-threatening ... > full story -
Hearing On The Wing: New Structure Discovered In Butterfly Ears
October 22, 2009 A clever structure in the ear of a tropical butterfly that potentially makes it able to distinguish between high and low pitch sounds has been ... > full story -
It Takes Two To Tutor A Sparrow
October 22, 2009 It may take a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to ... > full story -
Decline In Russian Tigers Renews Calls To End All Trade
October 17, 2009 A shocking decline in the Russian Federation's wild tiger population highlights the importance of eliminating trade in and demand for tiger parts, the International Tiger Coalition has said. ... > full story -
New Type Of Flying Reptile: Darwin's Pterodactyl Preyed On Flying Dinosaurs
October 14, 2009 Researchers have identified a new type of flying reptile, providing the first clear evidence of an unusual and controversial type of ... > full story -
Long Feared Extinct, Rare Bird Rediscovered
October 13, 2009 Known to science only by two century-old specimens, a critically endangered crow has re-emerged on a remote, mountainous Indonesian island, thanks in part to a American ornithologist. The Banggai ... > full story -
Archaeopteryx Was Not Very Bird-like: Inside The First Bird, Surprising Signs Of A Dinosaur
October 9, 2009 The raptor-like Archaeopteryx has long been viewed as the archetypal first bird, but new research reveals that it was actually a lot less "bird-like" than scientists had ... > full story -
Loyal Alligators Display Mating Habits Of Birds
October 8, 2009 Alligators display the same loyalty to their mating partners as birds. The ten-year-study reveals that up to 70% of females chose to remain with their partner, often for many ... > full story
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