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This giant feathered dinosaur had nests the size of monster truck tires

Animals We now know who ‘Baby Louie’ really was Just a giant bird-like dinosaur roaming the Earth. Read on.

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Hopping parrotlets could teach robots how to fly

Animals And help us learn about dinosaurs, too Flying isn’t always the most efficient way to get around. Just take a look at parrotlets.

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How the Galapagos cormorant forgot how to fly

Animals This bird is grounded, but still seaworthy. The Galapagos cormorant is the only species of cormorant that can't fly. Read on.

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This adorable lil baby bird was perfectly preserved in amber for 99 million...

Animals A Cretaceous-era cutie. An ancient piece of amber is helping scientists figure out what birds look like back when other dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. Read on.

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A bird's song might be in her genes

Animals Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s learned behavior. Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s learned behavior. Read on.

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Birds' ability to fly could determine the shape of their eggs

Animals Not all eggs are created equal. A recent study has found that birds that can fly have more elliptical and asymmetric eggs. Read on.

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Cockatoos make their own lil drumsticks to play music

Animals It's just another way to woo a mate. A study published in Science Advances shows how some male cockatoos create drumsticks and then make steady, percussive rhythm in a way only seen in humans.

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These birds are trapped between predators and rising sea levels

Animals Between the devil and the deep blue sea. Which is worse: getting eaten, or drowning? Read on.

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Meet the man fighting to save our country's rarest chickens

Animals Big Chicken. A 1940's contest nearly eliminated purebred chickens that previously dominated farmyards. But in one corner of Kansas, one man is keeping their legacy alive.

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These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums

Animals Those who forget the past are doomed to re-breathe it. Sooty wings in museum drawers hold the keys to understanding how our recent ancestors breathed.

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