The only animal Australians are afraid of? A bird. Here’s why
The cassowary looks like a relic from another geologic era – it’s as tall as a person, has glossy black feathers and piercing eyes, walks on two feet, can weigh up to 140 pounds, and has a large ...
New 150-Million-Year-Old Fossil Has Rewritten The History Of Bird Evolution—A Biologist Explains
Biologists previously believed modern birds had evolved 20 million years later than the new evidence suggests.
Birth of rare Philippine eagle chick lifts survival hopes
Riley was born at the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary in Davao City, the first Philippine Eagle chick hatched without human ...
Program begins releasing mosquitoes on Kauai to protect endangered honeycreepers
Conservationists on Kauai have begun releasing hundreds of thousands of male mosquitoes incapable of reproducing in an effort to combat avian malaria, a disease threatening native honeycreepers with ...
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What If The T-Rex Was Alive Today?
Dinosaurs are really big parts of the popular imagination, and that's especially true of the T-Rex. But what would the world ...
From raising awareness to potential breeding: How Rainforest Wild Asia helps to conserve wildlife
When Rainforest Wild Asia opens to the public in March, visitors will get the chance to not only glimpse the wildlife that ...
‘With a pen, notebook, binoculars and passion, one can become a good naturalist’: Asad Rahmani
It’s vital to read widely – not only within your own field but across a variety of subjects,’ added the ornithologist whose memoir was published recently.
Slingshot culture threatening Jamaica’s native birds
A persistent slingshot-hunting culture and unregulated shooting practices are putting Jamaica’s native bird species at risk despite legal protections aimed at preserving them, terrestrial biologist ...