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Cicada Wings Evolved To Help Them Avoid Being Eaten By Birds
The evolution of insect-eating birds may have spurred rapid changes in the flight ability of ancient cicadas, according to ...
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers, scientists discover
After losing the ability to fly, birds lose those feather features in the opposite order that they first evolved. It's like remodeling a house—it's faster and easier to change elements that went ...
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Unlocking the Secrets Behind the Hummingbird's Frenzy
In other words: Do the male birds that perform the most acrobatic dives to impress females also possess the ability to fly the fastest? For this photograph a fog of water vapor was added to make ...
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Ancient giant flying squirrel once soared over Tennessee, study finds
The Gray Fossil Site, overseen by the Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology at East Tennessee State University, ...
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45-million-year-old giant bird skull misidentified for decades, finally recognized
This fossilized skull belonged to now-extinct Diatryma, a flightless bird that reached heights of 4.6 feet (1.40 meters). This fearsome giant dominated the ancient Geiseltal region in Germany.
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers
After losing the ability to fly, birds lose those feather features in the opposite order that they first evolved. It's like remodeling a house -- it's faster and easier to change elements that ...