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Animals range in size, shape, and appearance. Some possess drab, plain-looking feathers, scales, or skin, while others sport ...
Thousands of people gathered on the High Line on Saturday for Pigeon Fest, inspired by an artist’s sculpture and an appreciation for the city’s most resilient birds.
A turtle’s head seems simple: a hard beak, two bright eyes, and a quilt of scales that protect the skull. Look closer and a ...
Centuries ago this tree was used for all kinds of medicinal properties of its bark and pods. The name of catalpa originated ...
These large, flightless birds have powerful, muscular legs and tough, prehistoric-looking feet with claws that can deliver a ...
Birds showcase nature's most fashionable hairstyles, from the Dalmatian Pelican's wind-blown fluff to the Victoria Crowned ...
Britain is home to an astonishing range of islands, from the (sometimes) sun-kissed slivers which fringe the southern English shoreline to the harder, hardier – but no less beautiful – outposts that ...
As shown in the YouTube video, the bird may toss and flip the fish around to position it head-first. This is important because most fish scales point backward, so swallowing the fish head-first ...
A Victoria man went into his 70-year-old housemate’s unit “in anger” and struck him multiple times in the head with a hatchet, Crown prosecutors alleged as the man’s second-degree murder ...
There’s a new virus wiping out Minnesota turkey flocks, and unlike with bird flu the federal government ... With aMPV, also called swollen head syndrome, growers have been “challenged by ...