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Why don't all birds fly?Why don't some birds, like penguins, ostriches and kiwis, take to the skies?
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Chickens sprouted dino-like feathers when scientists messed with the Sonic Hedgehog geneScientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning back the clock.
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Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discoveredA new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.
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Are birds reptiles?If you're wondering whether birds are reptiles, know this: The reptile family tree is more varied and diverse than you might realize.
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Cheating little penguins are big on divorce, and other breeding secrets revealedA little penguin colony in Australia struggles during years with high penguin divorce rates, but the divorcees could have more offspring in the long run if they find better mates, a new study finds.
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Worst die-off of a single species in the modern era discovered — and 'the blob' was to blameThe blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.
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Weird photo captures secretary bird's third eyelid as it catches locust midflightThe secretary bird photograph was among the winners of the 2024 Royal Society Publishing Photography Prize.
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Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?The idea ostriches bury their heads when they feel threatened is thought have come from Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder around 2,000 years ago. But is it true?
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Mice on remote island that eat albatrosses alive sentenced to death by 'bombing,' scientists decreeThe wandering albatrosses of Marion Island can't defend themselves against an invasive mice population that devours birds alive, but conservationists say a rodenticide 'bomb' could save them.
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