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The 12 Smallest Birds in the World and Where to Find Them
It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...
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Cotswolds: How to recognise native birds of prey in the UK?
People traipse cross-country to see clouds of kites, or to catch a glimpse of a golden eagle in its highland home, and webcams fixed on the nests of ospreys, owls and peregrine falcons draw huge ...
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FDA orders manufacturers to do a better job detecting bird flu in raw pet food
Manufacturers of raw dog and cat food must do a better job detecting bird flu in products sold to pet owners, federal regulators announced Friday. Several cats, wild and domestic, in the U.S. have ...
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The World’s Biggest Birds: Meet the Feathered Giants
When we think of large birds, we might picture swans, ostriches, or eagles. But which bird is the biggest? Well, it depends ...
‘Parrot green’ creature — with black mustache — discovered in Brazil. See new species
Leptophis mystacinus, or the mustache parrot snake, was discovered in the Cerrado, a massive savanna of mixed grasslands, shrublands, rocky outcrops and forests known for its biodiversity, according ...
‘Elusive’ creature was missing in Himalayas for 91 years — until angler caught one
In the century that followed, the snakehead was caught and identified a handful of times, sometimes mistaken for other ...
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Eagles inspire awe, appreciation for conservation efforts
When America’s founding fathers affixed a bald eagle to the Great Seal of the United States in 1782, they likely had no idea ...
Chickadees find a creative way to keep feathers in top condition — a snow bath
It held together as snow built up inside the bowl, and we often saw chickadees “bathing” in the snow-bowl, much as birds in ...
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Chilean flamingo and harbor seal dead from bird flu at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further ... avian influenza in the area is important for our community at large," said Seth Magle, director of the zoo's Urban Wildlife Institute ...
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Black box of South Korea's crashed plane stops recording after bird strike warning
[Photo/Agencies] SEOUL - The black box of an airplane that crashed in South Korea's southwestern airport late last month stopped recording just a minute after the warning of bird strike ...
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How will federal health ‘black out’ affect bird flu response?
The virus has been rapidly spreading among birds, wreaking havoc on the poultry industry. A strain has begun circulating among livestock as well. While continuing to stress that the risk to the ...
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Bird flu strikes chicken farm in Matteson: 'A pretty devastating blow'
MATTESON, Ill. (WLS) -- The first known outbreak of bird flu at a farm in Illinois this year has been reported in the south suburbs. It's a devastating blow to "Kakadoodle" in Matteson ...