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How the Sea Sapphire Becomes Iridescent or Invisible in a Flash
This ant-sized sea creature is a dazzling spectacle, if you can keep them in sight.
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Some Birds Are Just As Smart As Apes
Complex cognition is possible without a cortex. Researchers figure out similarities in brain architecture. At first glance, the brains of birds and mammals show many significant differences. In spite of that, the cognitive skills of some groups of birds match those of apes.
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All 2.3 Million Species Are Mapped into a Single Circle of Life
Lineages of all known species on earth are finally pieced together.
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360° Red Kite Bird Feeding Frenzy
You are being surrounded by 250, of the once endangered, red kite birds in full 360°.
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Manta rays are first fish to recognise themselves in a mirror
Looking good. Giant manta rays have been filmed checking out their reflections in a way that suggests they are self-aware. Only a small number of animals, mostly primates, have passed the mirror test, widely used as a tentative test of self-awareness. “This new discovery is incredibly important,” says Marc Bekoff, of the University of Colorado in Boulder. “It shows that we really need to expand the range of animals we study.”
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The Nameless Mouse Behind the Largest-Ever Neural Network
This is the true story of a Harvard lab mouse, whose brain is now at the center of one of the most impressive functional brain maps ever.
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Antarctic Birds can Recognize Individual People, and Attack Intruders
The birds often chase intruders and claw their heads.
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Big, Beautiful Bird Brains
Bird brains: How intelligent are birds? Emily Willoughby explains some startling new research findings.
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Golden Eagle in Slow Motion
How do feathers work? Sam and Si take one of the biggest birds of prey, the golden eagle, and see just how it carries its massive frame through the air.
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Grief in animals: It's arrogant to think we're the only animals who mourn
There is no doubt that many animals experience rich and deep emotions. It's not a matter of if emotions have evolved in animals but why they have evolved as they have. We must never forget that our emotions are the gifts of our ancestors, our animal kin. We have feelings and so do other animals. Among the different emotions that animals display clearly and unambiguously is grief. Many animals display profound grief at the loss or absence of...
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Finally, You Can See Dinosaurs in All Their Feathered Glory
A new exhibit in New York challenges the popular view of dinos as green, scaly beasts and showcases their links to today's birds.
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These Birds Can Sing Using Only Their Feathers
When feathers meet air in just the right way, birds can create distinctive sounds
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How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? - Super Powered Owls
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What Would Happen If We Brought Birds Back From The Dead?
Scientists are striving to resurrect extinct species, but if it works, they may not come back to the same habitat they left.
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A Plague of Starlings
The pretty plan was to bring the Bard's birds to America. It brought troubles by the flock. Think of the starling as a cane toad with feathers.
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How Do Animals Keep from Getting Lost?
Every three years, the Royal Institute of Navigation organizes a conference focussed solely on animals. This April, the event was held southwest of London, at Royal Holloway College, whose ornate Victorian-era campus has appeared in “Downton Abbey.” For several days, the world’s foremost animal-navigation researchers presented their data and findings in a small amphitheatre. Most of the talks dealt with magnetoreception—the ability to sense Earth’s weak but ever-present magnetic field—in organisms as varied as mice, salmon, pigeons, frogs, and cockroaches.
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Harambe was protecting boy from screaming crowd: expert
Screaming adults above the enclosure, rather than the little boy who fell in, the real 'threat' perceived by gorilla shot at a zoo on the weekend, expert says.
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Why cat poop is a threat to Hawaiian geese
The nene Hawaiian goose is at risk from Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread by cat poop.
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Birds found to have more brain cells despite organ being much smaller
Scientists have found that birds are not only as clever as apes, but have more brain cells despite much tinier brains. Crows and parrots have shown remarkable skills such as being able to use tools.
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Feathers, hair, and scales have a common ancestor, study finds
Scientists have long pondered whether or not the hair of mammals, the feathers of birds, and the scales of reptiles had a common evolutionary link, and now, after decades of debate, they finally have an answer, thanks to new research published today in the journal Science Advances.
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