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Rare Pink Pigeon Hand-Raised at UK Zoo for First time – a Milestone After Species Dropped to Just 10 Birds in the Wild
A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time, using an innovative method for feeling baby birds.
Found in...
Birds Sing Anew After Residents of New Orleans Ninth Ward Restore 40-Acre Wetland to Historic Glory
The Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans has recently witnessed an incredible eco-renaissance following decades of damage and neglect.
Led by a local community development...
Two Rare Parrots Sent From Different Zoos So They Might ‘Fall in Love’ and Save Species With Just 300 Wild Birds Left
Two of the world's most endangered parrots have been united as part of a breeding program to help save the beautiful species from extinction.
The...
Tiny Indian Ocean Island Shows How Quickly Seabirds Recover When Invasive Predators Are Removed
18 years after rats were eradicated, Tromelin Island off the coast of Madagascar is a thriving colony of seabirds once again.
The same story happened...
Beloved Birds Return to Islands for First Time in 40 Years After Damming Damage Reversed
What's secretive, pretends to be a stick, and is sometimes confused with a mythical creature?
The figure in focus of this question is a beloved...
Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign
Texas is in the middle of the most important migratory pathway for birds moving up and down the Americas—nearly 2 billion birds, or 1...
Newly Discovered Fossil Named For David Attenborough Pushes Back Era of Toothless Birds by 50 Million Years
No birds alive today have teeth. But that wasn’t always the case—many early fossil birds had beaks full of sharp, tiny teeth.
Now though, in...
Migrating Birds Learn from Experience to Shorten Their Epic Journeys as They Get Older
Wine is typically the first example in an analogy about something that gets better with age, but scientists suggest that birds are just as...
Endangered Seabirds Flourishing on Island for First Time in Decades as Invasive Rabbits Removed
For the first time in over four decades, Peruvian diving petrels have four active natural nests on Chañaral Island after a dedicated conservation group...
Australian Lyrebirds Give Singing Lessons to Juveniles–Mimicking 10 Different Species–LISTEN
ABC News Australia recently embedded with a team of ornithologists studying the jaw-dropping vocal ability of lyrebirds in their natural habitat.
Deep in the primordial...
To Halt Ibis Extinction Austrian Man Shows Birds a New Migration Route With His UltraLight–And it’s Working
An Austrian ornithologist has pioneered an incredible way of wildlife rehabilitation by fostering chicks of an endangered species before re-instituting their migratory practice by...
Tiny Bone Flutes Discovered May Have Been Used for Calling Birds 12,000 Years Ago
Researchers have discovered 12,000-year-old miniature flutes that may have been used for mimicking raptor calls.
The precise motive of the mimicry is unknown. It could...
Lovebirds Tie the Knot in Their 80s After Meeting on a Dating Website–Bride ‘Highly Recommends’ it
A pair of geriatric lovebirds tied the knot in their 80s after they fell for each other on an internet dating site.
The besotted 85-year-old...
This 120-Million Year Old Bird/Dinosaur Hybrid Is Teaching Us How Birds Came to Be
A bizarre cross between a bird and a dinosaur had blue, brown and grey feathers, a long tail, and small teeth.
What's more, their brain...
‘RobotFalcon’ Can Disperse Flocks of Pesky Birds to Make Airplane Flights Safer
Remember the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger’s jet flew into a flock of geese and lost both engines, shortly after take-off...
Birds Have Self Control Just Like Humans–And Some Have a Lot of It
Birds have self control—just like humans, according to new research that found Eurasian jays can resist a tempting snack when they know waiting will...
Being Around Birds Boosts Our Mental Well-Being Even 8 Hours After Hearing Them
Being around birds make people feel 'chirpy' boosting mental well-being, according to a new study.
Seeing or hearing birds provides a lift to mental health—with...
Watch the Mesmerizing Video of Thousands of Birds Swerving in Murmurations Over the Sea
A photographer has captured the mesmerizing sight of thousands of birds flying in Britain.
Photographer and guide Paul Goldstein says he has visited Snettisham Nature...
Couple Now Gets Daily Visits From Wild Lorikeet Birds That Broke in a Year Ago
Georgina Brough and Christian Allen get daily visits from a group of wild lorikeets—birds that broke in a year ago and now want to...
How To Help Hummingbirds During the Winter Months – Myths and Tips
It turns out that hummingbirds, as portentous they seem to be in spring and summer, will sometimes stick around in winter, when many proud...