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starlings

Environment

There are 50 billion wild birds on Earth – but four species dominate

Earth is home to around 50 billion wild birds according to a new global estimate, but most species are very rare and only a handful number in the billions

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buoy with eyes

Environment

Floating googly eyes on a stick scare seabirds away from fishing nets

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People living in the Atacama desert once traded exotic parrots

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People living in the Atacama desert once traded exotic parrots

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bald eagle

Environment

Mysterious death of bald eagles in US explained by bromide poisoning

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Why do flamingos stand on one leg?

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Why do flamingos stand on one leg?

Thousands of starlings fly together to make an enormous bird

Life

Thousands of starlings fly together to make an enormous bird

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antlion

Life

Playing dead really works to help insects avoid being eaten by birds

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Male lyrebirds imitate a flock of birds to scare females into mating

Life

Male lyrebirds imitate a flock of birds to scare females into mating

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passenger pigeon

Life

Genetics leaves little doubt that humans wiped out passenger pigeons

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sparrows

Life

Sparrows are healthier living in groups with diverse personalities

Individual house sparrows show distinct personality types, and they are healthier when they live in groups that reflect a diversity of sparrow personalities

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Life

Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area

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Life

Bird beak extra sense evolved more than 70 million years ago

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Life

Birds that rapidly moult feathers are more likely to become flightless

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Life

Tiny toucan-like bird with a single tooth flew during the dinosaur era

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