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Do you know why blue-footed boobies have blue feet? Author Laura Erickson does, and you’ll find the answers to this and many other great questions in her book, The Bird Watching Answer Book. (For the ...

The referred specimen of the enantiornithine bird Shangyang sp. (IVPP V 26899) was recovered near La-Ma-Dong Village in Jian-Chang County, within the Jiufotang Formation (dated ∼120 Ma). It can be ...

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For Julie Price, working life was once all about cuffing criminals. These days the ex-cop spends her time making arresting ...

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Nature is full of vibrant colors, but when most people think of the natural world, green is often the first shade that comes ...

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If you've seen a blue tit darting back and forth with bits of moss in its beak, chances are you've caught them in the midst of their carefully timed nesting season. These charismatic little birds ...

Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however ...

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