More Mysterious Than the Dodo: This Unremarkable-Looking Bird Is Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle
The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...
15 Animals That Went Extinct in the Last Decade
In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...
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The dodo is coming back!
As for the dodo, the Nicobar Pigeon is the closest living relative, and the Solitaire, a type of extinct bird that was found ...
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Rare dove is not related to any other birds we know today
Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...
India Today on MSN7d
Birds got their wings from dinosaurs: How evolution defied extinction
Understanding these genetic interactions is crucial for unraveling how morphological novelties like proto-feathers emerged ...
For the birds: The debate over Gould Island's future and what it means for nesting birds
Waterbirds have seen a resurgence thanks to Gould Island's private nature, but efforts to open the island to recreation has ...
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Joint forestry experiment aims to replicate disturbances of extinct bird species
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with corrected information about Stanley Temple’s 2013 TEDx Talk and Revive & Restore’s partnership with the Applied Ecological Institute, Stratifyx and UW ...
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Non-flying birds relocated from Argentina to Chile where they neared extinction
Conservationist groups from Chile and Argentina have undertaken a project to transfer 15 Patagonian rheas (also known as ...
Climate change threatens movement of birds through northern Australia
Habitat degradation and erratic rainfall conditions are impacting the movement of birds through northern Australia's ...