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Adult male songbirds don’t feel threatened by young rivals

Older male sparrows don’t put much of a fight when they hear a young male singing in their territory...

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Cannibal ladybirds wiping out native species in UK

Seven out of eight ladybird types in the UK have decreased since the harlequin was introduced in 200...

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Artificial beaks save hornbills from extinction

Fibre replicas of beaks of hornbills have saved the rare birds from imminent extinction in Arunachal...

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12K birds spotted in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

More than 12 thousand birds of 26 species have been spotted in Assam`s Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary d...

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Himachal to count its feathered guests this month

The Pong Dam reservoir, 250 km from state capital Shimla, is one of the largest man-made wetlands in...

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Bowerbirds `woo mates with illusions`

Avians are move clever than you thought, with some displaying traits often similar to humans -- for...

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How birds avoid hitting trees

Birds don`t have to bother about overcrowded roads, but they do stick to a speed limit to avoid hitt...

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Over 1.20 lakh migratory birds descend on Pong Dam

More than 1.20 lakh migratory birds from Siberia and Central Asian countries have descended on Pong ...

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Why birds of a feather don’t always stick together

A bird from one breed may have huge foot feathers, while a closely related breed does not, yet two u...

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Even birds can’t resist a good yawn

Not just humans but birds also find yawns irresistible, say a researcher.

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Rare groups of birds spotted at Bhitarkanika park

Much to the ornithologists’ delight, enumerators of state forest department have spotted rare groups...

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Eggshells reveal birds` evolutionary secrets

A study reveals that, molecules from eggshells of endangered and extinct birds can tell behaviour an...

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Hadoti - A paradise for migratory birds!

Hadoti is the second home for the migratory birds from China, Ladakh and other European countries.

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Tagged birds return to Pong wetlands from China

Migratory birds in the Kangra Valley`s Pong wetland, which were tagged with (GPS) transmitters last ...

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BlackBerry PlayBook gets Angry Birds

It took seven months, but Research In Motion has finally delivered on a promise made by co-founder M...

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Thousands of birds make crash landing in US

Thousands of migratory birds died on impact after apparently mistaking a Wal-Mart parking lot and ot...

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Feathered visitors to Delhi zoo on the decline

Migratory birds at the Delhi National Zoological Park has dropped drastically.

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Migratory birds declining, govt monitoring habitat

A study on the status of trans-Himalayan and Himalayan birds, including migratory ones, is being con...

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Migratory birds flock to Kashmir

With winter setting in Kashmir, over six lakh migratory birds from Europe and Central Asia have floc...

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24 dead migratory birds seized from Chilika lake

Forest guards seized 24 dead migratory birds from two poachers at Bhusandapur area under Chilika lak...

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Transvestite birds win competition for sex

In a species of hawk, males dress themselves up as females to gain a sneaky advantage in the mating ...

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Angry Birds tops 500 million downloads

Mobile gaming firm Rovio said on Wednesday its hit game Angry Birds had reached a record 500 million...

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How birds avoid crashes `unlocked`

The secret of how birds manage to zip flawlessly through narrow spaces without crashing into obstacl...

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Winged guests throng Chilika

Wildlife officials have spotted a number of migratory birds in Nalabana Island, the bird sanctuary i...

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Family tree of endangered bird species mapped

A new study has determined the evolutionary family tree of one of the most strikingly diverse and en...

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Early birds originated from tree-dwelling animals

A study on a robot with flapping wings have put weight on the theory that avian flight evolved from ...

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Birds can smell kin, avoid inbreeding

Birds may have a more highly developed sense of smell than researchers suspected.

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`Dinosaur-killing asteroid wiped out birds too`

The catastrophic meteor strike that killed dinosaurs on Earth some 65 million years ago may also hav...

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Female birds turn promiscuous for better offspring

Female birds act promiscuously because of certain long term benefits.

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Migratory birds land at Bhitarkanika for nesting

With the onset of monsoon, over 75,000 winged visitors have made the marshy wetland at Bhitarkanika...

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Migratory birds land at Bhitarkanika for nesting

With the onset of monsoon, over 75,000 winged visitors have made the marshy wetland at Bhitarkanika ...

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Like humans, birds too communicate using grammar!

According to Kentaro Abe of Kyoto University, Japan, Bengal finches have their own versions of rules...

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Guj HC judge gets PETA award for ordering release of birds

A Gujarat High court judge has been awarded the `Compassionate Action Award` by animal rights body...

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Confinement of birds in cages violates their right to live: HC

Gujarat High court has ordered the release of 494 birds held captive in cages, saying that it was ...

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The return of Gangtok`s swallows

Gregarious by nature, the swallows are known to keep close to human habituations and civilizations.

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Frightened birds’ wings grow faster and longer

Female birds exposed to predators while ovulating produce smaller offspring than unexposed females.

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Tsunami killed thousands of seabirds at Midway

At least 1,000 adult and adolescent Laysan albatross were killed, along with thousands of chicks.

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Time for winged guests to bid adieu to Kashmir

With a rise in mercury, flocks of pochards, mallards are gearing up to bid adieu to Hokarsar reserve...

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Up to 200 birds injured off Norway after spill

As many as 200 oil-stained birds have been found after an Icelandic cargo ship ran aground last week...

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Endangered Jerdon`s Courser on Centre`s priority list

Jerdon`s Courser, a nocturnal bird from Andhra Pradesh, is one of the 50 rarest birds of the world.

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Female birds can retard fertility loss with right mates

In birds like in humans, female fertility declines with age. Some female birds can slow their declin...

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Now GPS to monitor winged visitors to Himachal

The bar-headed goose, the ruddy shell duck and the mallard, all winter visitors to Himachal Pradesh`...

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Birds decorate nest with plastic to keep rivals at bay

A study has suggested that black kites decorate its nest with large amounts of rubbish to prevent tr...

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Over 4.5 lakh migratory birds wintering at Chilika Lake

More than 4.5 lakh migratory birds belonging to 101 species have arrived at the Chilika Lake in Oris...

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People can now adopt animals, birds in Haryana

: In a bid to educate people about animals and birds and to generate empathy towards them, the Har...

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Birds fall from sky again, this time in Louisiana

The second unexplained mass bird death within a week has been discovered in the southern US.

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Fright likely killed birds in Arkansas

Fright likely killed thousands of birds which dropped onto a small town in Arkansas, officials have ...

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Arkansas bird carcasses being sent for testing

3,000 red-winged blackbirds had fallen down from sky on New Year`s Eve.

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Thousands of dead birds fall from sky in US town

Investigators are probing the falling dead of birds in Beebe in Arkansas.

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Drop in the number of migratory birds at Bhitarkanika

The number of migratory birds which visit the Bhitarkanika national park has dropped by around 60 pe...

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