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Pigeons are having their toes amputated by waste human hair in Paris

Pigeons with mutilated feet are a common sight in cities, and it turns out that their toes are being cut off by human hair that has been poorly disposed of

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Carolina parakeet

Life

Lost US parrot species went extinct not once but twice

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A yellow-eyed penguin

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Tactical voting helps yellow-eyed penguin seize bird of the year crown

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Common bulbul feeding on palm wine in the forest of Orango Island, Guinea-Bissau.

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Birds are stealing boozy palm wine when people aren't looking

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Graffiti

Life

Graffiti on bus shelters saves birds from fatal collisions

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Male white bellbird

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World's loudest male bird bellows at females sitting right next to it

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Nightjars time their epic migration flights using a lunar calendar

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Nightjars time their epic migration flights using a lunar calendar

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Dr. Todd Roberts’ laboratory specializes in documenting how the brain functions during vocal learning.

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Implanting false memories in a bird's brain changes its tune

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Prairie falcons (Falco mexicanus) may struggle to get enough water due to climate change

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Desert birds are struggling to get enough water to stay cool

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The US and Canada have lost three billion birds since 1970

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The US and Canada have lost three billion birds since 1970

The US and Canada have lost almost 3 billion birds since 1970, in a dramatic decline researchers are calling an "overlooked biodiversity crisis"

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Technology

Make a remote-control pest-proof bird feeder – part 2

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How to make a remote-controlled pest-proof bird feeder

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Environment

Climate change has created more bird winners than losers in England

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Life

City crows may have high cholesterol because they eat fast food

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