Why (and how) over 600,000 bird specimens are preserved at the Smithsonian | Colossal Collections
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Promethean beasts - Far from being hardwired to flee fire, some animals use it to their own ends, helping us understand our own pyrocognition
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Bird brains are far more human-like than once thought
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Snowball the dancing cockatoo has wide range of killer moves, new study finds
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The Egg Collection at the Field Museum of Natural History
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The Iranian spider-tailed viper preys on birds by luring them with a spider-shaped bulge on its tail
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A rare trio of bald eagles — two dads, one mom — are raising eaglets together in one nest
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The science of migratory birds
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An optical illusion that resembles "looming googly eyes" scares some types of birds, and is being used to keep them away from an airport
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Island birds would likely beat their mainland relatives in a battle of wits
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Dinosaur killing asteroid also killed most bird species due to global deforestation
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Rare goose makes 6,000 mile trip from Russian Artic back to Arkansas
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