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Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand's History
The evolutionary history of
New Zealand's many extinct
flightless moa has been
re-written in the first
comprehensive study of more
than 260 sub-fossil
specimens to combine all
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Decline in Russian Tigers Renews Calls to End All Trade in Tiger Parts
A shocking decline in the
Russian Federation's wild
tiger population highlights
the importance of
eliminating trade in and
... > full story
Birds Lose Color Vision in Twilight
The color vision of birds
stops working considerably
earlier in the course of the
day than was previously
believed, in fact, in the
twilight. Birds need between
5 and 20 times as much light
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Resonating Feathers Produce Courtship Song In Rare Bird
Four years ago, a researcher
reported a bizarre example
of sexual selection in a
rare South American bird:
The male attracts the female
by rubbing specialized wing
... > full story
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Why Bird Flu Has Not Caused a Pandemic
November 18, 2009 — Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to new ... > full story -
The Evolution of Bat Migration
November 18, 2009 — Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers have studied the migratory behavior of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called ... > full story -
Are US And European Plovers Really Birds Of A Feather?
November 2, 2009 — 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 the populations are, in fact, separate ... > full story -
Dining Out In An Ocean Of Plastic: How Foraging Albatrosses Put Plastic On The Menu
October 29, 2009 — Marine biologists examined whether Laysan albatrosses nesting on Kure Atoll and Oahu, Hawaii, 2,150 km away, ingested different amounts of plastic by putting miniaturized tracking devices on birds to ... > full story -
Globalization: Diseases Spreading From Humans To Animals, Study Finds
October 28, 2009 — Globalization and industrialization are causing diseases to spread from humans to animals, a study has shown. Researchers have shown that a strain of bacteria has jumped from humans to ... > full story -
First Evidence For A Second Breeding Season Among Migratory Songbirds
October 28, 2009 — Biologists for the first time have documented a second breeding season during the annual cycle of five songbird species that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in tropical Central ... > full story -
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
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