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How Birds Evolve review: In-depth and passionate

7 December 2022

Douglas Futuyma's new book on the rise of birds isn't easy going, but it shows why they were vital to evolutionary theory - and birders will love it
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The Parrot in the Mirror review: Why humans evolved to be like birds

9 March 2022

From our long lives to our social skills and even language, zoologist Antone Martinho-Truswell argues that we are more like birds than we think
There's a bird that tricks other animals into dropping their lunch

There's a bird that tricks other animals into dropping their lunch

17 June 2020

The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman explores how small monitoring devices are helping researchers get closer to birds than ever before to uncover hidden aspects of their lives

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