ornithology

Male sandgrouse are flying sponges, soaking up large amounts of water in their feathers in faraway desert watering holes before flying for many kilometers to give their thirsty children…
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Captivity can alter the wing shape of birds, reducing their chances of surviving after they are released into the wild © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes Adult male…
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A previously unknown species of elephant bird was recently discovered on the northeastern side of Madagascar and was identified solely from its ancient eggshells © Copyright by…
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An ancient naturalistic wall painting depicting birds from Dynastic Egypt is so skillfully rendered that the actual species can be identified © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by…
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Mónica B. Ramírez-Burbano at Finca Zíngara, La Elvira in Valle del Cauca, Colombia in 2016.Federico Nieves Colombian researcher Mónica Ramírez Burbano turned a fascination with looking…
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Extinctions drive far greater declines in species with extreme physical attributes and unique ecological strategies, and this has far-reaching impacts as important ecosystem services…
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The long-held idea that birds living near the equator are more colorful than those living closer to the poles is true, suggests a recent study © Copyright by GrrlScientist |…
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The story of one biologist’s obsessive four-year search through the most unforgiving of habitats in Russia’s far eastern reaches to find and study the world’s largest owl © Copyright …
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