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Birds use 'barcodes' to find places to hide food
A barcode appears in the Chickadee's brain, helping them always find the exact place where food is hidden.
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Falcon training: A profession that makes millions of dollars in the Middle East
The first prize for a falconry competition in the United Arab Emirates can be up to 7 million USD, according to Business Insider.
Animal world
How long can a bird fly without landing?
The common swiftlet (Apus apus) holds the record for the longest flight with the ability to stay in the air for 10 months continuously.
Discover science
Chinese scientist creates clean energy from a classic toy
Chinese scientists have developed a device that could pave the way for a new source of clean energy based on the operating principles of a classic toy.
Animal world
Jacana - a strange bird with 'many legs'
The African jacana bird really exists on our planet, and the legs they see are real (not fake).
Animal world
The rarest bird in the world cannot be imprisoned for special reasons
With colorful plumage, this is one of the most precious and beautiful birds in the world.
Animal world
Discovering rare birds at a reserve in Northern China
Several rare bird species, including a black crane and an oriental white crane, were recently discovered at Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve in Hebei Province, Nort…
Animal world
Birds pluck their prey's feathers and put them in stone 'prisons'
The Eleonora falcon on Mogador island captures other small birds alive, plucks their flight feathers and stuffs them into rock crevices as a reserve food source.
Photo library
Rare moment: The bird flew straight towards the camera, creating a 1-0-2 photo
If you don't observe carefully and don't read the caption, many people may not realize that this is an image of a bird.
Flu epidemic
China records cases of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b
According to The Telegraph, a 53-year-old woman in China was recently hospitalized with a strain of bird flu - a type of flu that is infecting mammals around the world.
Flu epidemic
Deadly virus strain from poultry becomes a new pandemic concern
There is an outbreak of a large strain of bird flu virus, H5N1. Researchers confirm that this virus can infect many different species.
Flu epidemic
The bird flu epidemic was so bad that Japan ran out of land to bury chickens
The worst outbreak of bird flu has forced Japan to cull millions of chickens, creating a headache about where to bury them.
Flu epidemic
The world's first death from H3N8 bird flu in China
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement on April 11, a Chinese woman died from H3N8 bird flu. This is the first human death due to this strain of b…
Flu epidemic
Bird flu kills nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile
Chile's fisheries agency says nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and marine mammals have died in an avian flu outbreak off Chile's northern coast.
Flu epidemic
Scientists have found the gene 'key' to prevent avian flu virus from spreading to humans
British researchers have found a human gene model that has the ability to prevent most strains of bird flu virus from infecting humans.