Archeology
The most expensive feather on the planet costs more than 28,000 USD
The selling price of a rare extinct bird's feathers reached more than 46,000 NZD, making it the world's most expensive feather ever sold at auction to date.
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Why is precious bird feather green?
The green color on the feathers of precious birds is not the natural color of feathers but because of the light effect created when dispersed on the surface of the feath…
Archeology
Found a 99 million-year-old fossil bird covered in amber
A great discovery of scientists and archaeologists in the study of the history of the structure and development of birds.
Archeology
Fossil data reveal the origin of feathers
How did birds form wings? Fossil data show that the proportion of limbs changed in dinosaur-derived birds.
Animal world
Why are birds not hairy when they are old?
Unlike human hair and hair, birds' feathers do not turn salt or white when they get older.
Animal world
A close-up of the pair of bird feathers with glue
'It can cause confusion for some viewers because of their slightly unusual tail color, but this does not affect their ability to hunt and fly'. When found by RSPCA Royal…
Animal world
What limits the size of birds?
Why can't birds reach larger sizes? The largest size record of all flying birds currently belongs to swans in 15 kg