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If your local hummingbird is getting a bit aggressive, it may have a drinking problem. A recent study by University of California, Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley indicates that, along with nectar, hummingbirds get alcohol from flowers and feeders.Con… Continue reading Are hummingbirds getting drunk on flowers?
As any ornithologist will tell you, birds are wonderful, funny and expressive animals, so it’s no surprise they also make such incredible subjects for nature photo competitions.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Photography, Birds, Photogr… Continue reading Wings of desire: The winners of the 2023 Audubon Photo Awards
Scientists have observed the first known “virgin birth” in crocodiles. A female crocodile, kept alone in captivity for 16 years, laid a clutch of eggs that included a fully formed fetus which was genetically identical to its mother. The find reveals th… Continue reading “Virgin birth” seen in a crocodile suggests dinosaurs could also go solo
A recent experiment showed that parrots seem considerably enriched by the ability to video call other parrots. It’s important that the activity be done in a healthy and ethical way, …read more Continue reading It Turns Out Parrots Love Videoconferencing
From casual bird buddies to ornithology obsessives, you can now trek to far flung corners of the globe and identify any feathered friend you find – as long as you have a smartphone.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Birds, Cornell Universi… Continue reading Merlin lets you easily identify almost every bird species across the world
A huge donut-shaped pile of poop surrounding a giant Andean condor nest is not something you’d generally hope to (or be likely to) encounter when out on a hike in South America. That is, unless you’re a paleoecologist.Continue ReadingCategory: Environm… Continue reading Huge pile of condor poop provides a 2,200-year trip through time
The male desert sandgrouse might not be much to look at, but his belly feathers give him the unique ability to absorb and carry water. Researchers have, for the first time, closely examined the structure of the feathers to see how they absorb water and… Continue reading Water-absorbing feathers could inspire better bottles and fog harvesters
Scientists have described a new disease called plasticosis, which is directly caused by – you guessed it – plastic waste in the environment. While the disease has so far only been identified in the digestive tracts of seabirds, the scale of the problem… Continue reading “Plasticosis:” New disease in birds highlights dangers of microplastics
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of what may be the largest penguins that ever lived. The bones, found on a beach in New Zealand, belonged to a giant bird that was more than three times the size of the biggest living penguins today.
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Tags: Animal science, Animals, Evolution, Birds, Penguins, Fossils, World’s Largest, Cambridge University, University of Cambridge
Continue reading Fossils reveal largest-ever penguin was probably bigger than you
Not content with aiming to resurrect the woolly mammoth and the thylacine, Colossal Biosciences has now announced the third animal on its de-extinction list – the dodo. This comes on the heels of a substantial new round of funding, with the company als… Continue reading Dodo next in line for de-extinction by scientists reviving the mammoth