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Scientists Discover ‘Groundbreaking’ Jurassic Fossil That Could Overhaul the Evolutionary History of Birds
Researchers in China found Baminornis zhenghensis, which lived at roughly the same time as the famous Archaeopteryx but ...
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Earliest modern bird lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...
‘You get one split second’: The story behind a viral bird photo
A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.
When a hawk and owl face off, who wins? Sometimes neither.
A: These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend their time in wide open spaces in their daily hunt for small rodents. You almost surely won’t see them in a city setting but you might ...
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5 Essential Hawk Identification Tips for Birders
Use expert tips and a helpful chart to improve your hawk identification skills. Plus, learn about the common types of hawks ...
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Paleontologists Discovered the Oldest Modern Bird Ever Found, Which Might Have Shared the World with a T. Rex
A newly unearthed 69-million-year-old fossil is shaking up long-standing debates among paleontologists about when modern ...