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A Bird’s Stinky Egg Is Actually a Humblebrag Female hoopoes will paint their eggs with a brownish goo, in a bid for greater male attention. By Katherine J. Wu ...
Morning has broken, and the sun is shining in Hanover. It’s not clear which of the two eagles — Liberty or Freedom — is currently on egg-sitting duty, but all’s well. Earlier: 3:30 p.m ...
A mind-blowing photo of a snake wrapping around a bird's beak mid-flight is going viral - and the internet can't decide if it's a real moment or some slick AI-generated art.
This is common practice in commercial farms where chickens are bred for their eggs. The process, known as de-beaking, prevents the birds from pecking each other while they are kept in close proximity.
Gardeners are being asked to leave egg shells out this spring and summer to help the UK's bird population. April, May and June are crucial months for birds as it's their breeding and nesting season.
Egg prices rose more than 37% since 2023. They've increased nearly 9% since October, thanks to the continued affect of bird flu.
Artists who have inserted famous cartoon characters in art currently being shown in Hong Kong and Guangzhou explain that, far from plagiarising them, they have appropriated them.
US retail egg prices fell in April for the first time in months – though a dozen still costs way more than it did a year ago. The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs plunged 12.7% in April to ...
Australia produced 6.98 billion eggs last year from a flock of 21.2 million laying hens — roughly 266 eggs per person, a 10-year high. Peak body Australian Eggs said farmers worked carefully to ...
For anyone paying attention to the news about bird flu, the spike in egg prices is not surprising. The avian influenza outbreak began in 2022, but flared up several times last year, climaxing with ...
With a beak full of ultra-strong teeth, this weird prehistoric bird may seem like a fearsome predator. However, a new study has found that the Longipteryx chaoyangensis actually feasted on fruit ...
Wonka was born with a condition called cross beak and was found severely underweight by her rescuers - but two years on, the hen is thriving ...