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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash
"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...
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This Colorful Bird Executes an Immaculate Display of Courtship
The avian world is a treasure trove of fascinating and often bizarre mating rituals. Explore the different types of bird behaviors.
Rare creature — with feathers of ‘fire’ — captured on trail camera in Malaysia. See it
Their beautiful plumage has put them at risk, making them a rare site in the forests and valleys of Malaysia and Indonesia. Recently, a trail camera set up in a Malaysia reserve captured one of the ...
How Chickens Grew Dinosaur Feathers (Then Changed Back)
Feathers may have started as simple filaments in ancient dinosaurs, but a team of Swiss researchers is digging deep into the ...
From dinosaurs to birds: The origins of feather formation
Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...
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Ask Kenn: How Do Birds Keep Themselves Clean?
KK: For birds, keeping their plumage clean isn’t about good looks or vanity—it’s essential to their health. Feathers are ...
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New fossil discovery reveals how volcanic deposits can preserve the microscopic details of animal tissues
An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers - the first ever record of such a ...
Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death
A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.