Tag Archives: birds

[ad_1] For reference, "Sesame Street's" Big Bird stands at 8 feet, 2 inches. New research suggests that the giant flightless birds, which went extinct between 500 and 1,000 years ago, were also …

[ad_1] A digital brain reconstruction of a recently extinct elephant bird revealed that its optic lobes were virtually absent, a trait common with the kiwi, a closely related relative, which indicates that …

[ad_1] By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) – You may have thought that Big Bird was gigantic in an unrealistic way, but it's still not the biggest bird to have ever walked on …

[ad_1] The Red-crowned Warbler was the most common bird at the peak in 1985. Although still present, the population has decreased by about 72%. Warmer temperatures push mountain birds higher and higher …

[ad_1] Copyright of the image Graham Montgomery Legend A yellow-throated tanager Scientists have brought new evidence that climate change is leading to the extinction of tropical bird species living near the summit …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A meticulous re-creation of a three decade-old study of birds on a mountainside in Peru has given scientists a rare chance to prove how the changing climate is …

[ad_1] The discovery 'confirms Archeopteryx as the first bird,' notes the researchers who analyzed the fossil. In the nearly 160 years since its discovery, Archeopteryx has become known as the "missing link" …

[ad_1] A 150-million-year-old winged beast has been identified as the missing link between dinosaurs and birds. Archeopteryx albersdoerferi was able to fly thanks to its thin, inflated bones, similar to those of …

[ad_1] October 25 (UPI) – Scientists have discovered a new species of the "missing link" between dinosaurs and birds, announced the University of Manchester in Britain. On the basis of physical characteristics, …

[ad_1] After years spent in private collections, a "ghost" fossil of one of the world's first known birds has finally emerged. Now, scientists have determined that there is a species previously unknown …