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birds

What's that bird?

Environment

Hawkward! ‘Expert’ birdwatchers misidentify common birds as rarities

Amateur ornithologists who describe themselves as experts are far more likely to mistake common British birds for obscure rarities never seen in the UK

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Cassowaries

Life

Cassowaries’ strange headgear helps them stay cool in the heat

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Tyrannosaurus rex might have accidentally helped fruit grow

Life

Tyrannosaurus rex might have accidentally helped fruit grow

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Peacocks might use their showy tails for covert communication

Environment

Peacocks might use their showy tails for covert communication

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Heavy or light?

Life

Crows can guess the weight of an object by watching it sway in wind

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cartoon penguins

Life

The mummified penguins that hold the secrets of Antarctica's past

Features

We kill 60 billion chickens a year, and their bones get preserved by landfill

Environment

When humans are wiped from Earth, the chicken bones will remain

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birds in tall nests

Life

Giant baby birds sitting on their potty-like nests make a fine sight

Regulars

aerial view of lake

Life

Thousands of flamingos dine on colourful bacteria in this rainbow lake

Regulars

A pair of colourful eggs

Life

Birds have their dinosaur ancestors to thank for their colourful eggs

A careful look at dinosaur fossil eggs suggests colourful eggs evolved just once – in the group of dinosaurs that eventually gave rise to birds

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Life

Dinosaur fossil may be a whole new species of the first birds

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Life

Bird-like lungs may have helped dinosaurs rule the world

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Life

Male birds can be good singers or good looking, but not both

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Life

Birds can learn to understand the meanings of other species' calls

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