Bird flu has decimated flocks — but not at San Diego zoos. Here’s how they keep condors, penguins and more safe.
These days, carnivorous birds like endangered California condors and animals like Bengal tigers are enjoying a higher grade ...
The animal alliances reshaping our understanding of intelligence
In nature, interactions between species are often framed in terms of survival—those that hunt and those that are hunted. But ...
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Bird flu is killing Indiana’s sandhill cranes
An official with the Department of Natural Resources says this is the first time the virus has felled the majestic birds.
At a Penguin ‘Retirement Home,’ a Slower Pace and Plenty of Fish
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches ...
What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders
Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...
See a kite? Acrobats of the air back in SW Florida for the spring, summer breeding season
Residents and visitors often see swallow-tailed kites flashing overhead during the spring months as they hunt just above the ...
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How big brains and flexible skulls led to the evolution of modern birds
Modern birds, as well as other animals like snakes and fishes, have skulls with jaws and palates that aren't rigid and fixed in place like those in mammals, turtles, or non-avian dinosaurs.
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At a penguin ‘retirement home’, a slower pace and plenty of fish
There, geriatric African penguins don’t have to worry about younger birds bombarding the buckets of fish delivered by trainers ... off the island by another animal that’s anxious to eat ...