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Migrating Birds Internal Compass Still a Mystery
Some birds are able to adjust back to their original course after been captured and taken 1000 km away.. story



Forest of Hope
Paraguay marks the confluence of five major ecoregions. A Zero Deforestation law cuts forest loss by 94% ..story



King Penguin Could Be Wiped Out by Warming
investigators found that a tiny warming of the Southern Ocean by the El Nino effect caused a massive fall in the birds' ability to survive.. story


Injured bald eagles recovering in Alaska
Officials at Alaska's Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge say dozens of bald eagles are recovering after being rescued from a pile of fish guts..story


Great Lakes birds are dying
"thousands of dead mergansers, gulls, loons and other birds migration last autumn ended in deadly poisoning from Type E botulism on Lake Michigan.".story


Nepali attempt to save vultures
in the past 10 years the numbers of three local vulture species have declined by more than 90%..story


Hummingbirds Chirp With Tail Feathers When Diving
" Anna's hummingbirds make rapid, swooping dives during courtship rituals that are punctuated by high-frequency squeaks.".story


'Nervous' birds take more risks
"birds with higher stress levels adopt bolder behaviour than their normally more relaxed peers in stressful situations" .story



Secrets of bird flight revealed
The US team found that birds move their wings at the same narrow angle, whether they run, fly or glide.story


Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Wild Arctic Birds
"The presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in an environment that is supposed to be antibiotic-free ... might indicate that it might be more difficult to reverse antibiotic resistance".story



Three Alarm Jays
By using different alarm calls the Siberian jay tells other members of its group what their main predators are doing.story

What songbirds, dancing, and knot-tying can tell us about why we speak.
If speech is a product of our DNA, then surely other species also have some of the same genes required for language because of our basic, shared biochemistry..story


Songs and Sojourns of the Season
"The fat in a Snickers bar would subsidize a warbler’s flight from summer home to winter home and halfway back.". story

Slashed state budgets mean charitable giving is local wildlife's best hope..
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