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Why do flamingos stand on one leg?

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Why do flamingos stand on one leg?

Flamingos might be highly recognisable, but there are competing theories about one of their distinctive characteristics - why they stand on one leg
Thousands of starlings fly together to make an enormous bird

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Thousands of starlings fly together to make an enormous bird

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antlion

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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

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

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passenger pigeon

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Genetics leaves little doubt that humans wiped out passenger pigeons

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sparrows

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Sparrows are healthier living in groups with diverse personalities

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Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area

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Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area

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kiwi

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Bird beak extra sense evolved more than 70 million years ago

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Birds that rapidly moult feathers are more likely to become flightless

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Birds that rapidly moult feathers are more likely to become flightless

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

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

Bird fossils from the age of the dinosaurs are rare because they are so delicate that they often don’t last, but a recent find reveals an odd ancient bird

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Environment

Iceberg the size of Cyprus on collision course with Atlantic island

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Environment

We're heading to court to try to stop an avian apocalypse

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Coronavirus lockdown changed how birds sing in San Francisco

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