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Robo-raven morphs its wings to back flip in mid-air

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Robo-raven morphs its wings to back flip in mid-air

A flying robot that can move each wing independently is capable of precise aerial manoeuvres that mimic a real bird's abilities

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Stunning fossils: The seven most amazing ever found

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Stunning fossils: The seven most amazing ever found

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Wind riders: Amazing albatross flight inspires drones

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Wind riders: Amazing albatross flight inspires drones

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Zoologger: Cockatoos learn to make and use a tool

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Zoologger: Cockatoos learn to make and use a tool

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Cunning Neanderthals hunted and ate wild pigeons

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Cunning Neanderthals hunted and ate wild pigeons

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Flip the birds: Migration began in the north not south

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Flip the birds: Migration began in the north not south

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Mega penguin next to human height size comparison

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Extinct mega penguin was tallest and heaviest ever

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Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years to become birds

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Dinosaurs shrank for 50 million years to become birds

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Decisions ripple through flocks of birds like a wave

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Decisions ripple through flocks of birds like a wave

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Feathersaurus: plant-eating dinos had plumage too

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Feathersaurus: plant-eating dinos had plumage too

New fossils suggest it was not just bird-like dinosaurs that had elaborate feathers – the other major dinosaur group had them too

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This brand-new kingfisher is critically endangered

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Biggest ever flying bird and the beast that dwarfed it

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Frisky flower uses bellows to blast pollen at birds

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