Birds
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Chestnut-eared Aracaris
The Chestnut-eared Aracaris (Pteroglossus castanotis) is an Aracari that is native to central and south-eastern South America, where this lowland species inhabits western Brazil north to eastern Colombia and south…
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The Little Dodo Bird
The little dodo birds goes by other names as well, including the tooth-billed pigeon, and in it’s native Samoa, the Manumea bird. Although just 12 inches (31 cm) in length,…
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Saving The Dodo Bird
The disappearance of the dodo bird (Raphus cucullatus) from the face of the earth almost 400 years ago is one of our most well-known extinction stories. It’s an infamous case…
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Bald Eagle Numbers on the Rise
The bald eagle probably represents the most successful recovery of an endangered species in North America, if not the entire world. Down to just 417 breeding pairs in the Lower…
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Killer Chickadees and Other Strange Bird Behavior
Just in time for Halloween comes a strange and gruesome tale from a dark cave deep in the forests of Eastern Europe. The killer is an unlikely one: An ordinarily…
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Endangered Piping Plover
The endangered Great Lakes (US) population of piping plovers gets a boost with some welcome Illinois nestlings . . . while on the other side of the world, scientists report…
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