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Thousands of starlings fly together to make an enormous bird

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Thousands of starlings fly together to make an enormous bird

This amazing photograph was taken by James Crombie in Ireland. It shows a murmuration of thousands of starlings acting like a single giant creature to confuse predators

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antlion

Life

Playing dead really works to help insects avoid being eaten by birds

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Male lyrebirds imitate a flock of birds to scare females into mating

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Male lyrebirds imitate a flock of birds to scare females into mating

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passenger pigeon

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Genetics leaves little doubt that humans wiped out passenger pigeons

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sparrows

Life

Sparrows are healthier living in groups with diverse personalities

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Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area

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Chinstrap penguin population halved at key Antarctic breeding area

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kiwi

Life

Bird beak extra sense evolved more than 70 million years ago

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Birds that rapidly moult feathers are more likely to become flightless

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Birds that rapidly moult feathers are more likely to become flightless

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Tiny toucan-like bird with a single tooth flew during the dinosaur era

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Tiny toucan-like bird with a single tooth flew during the dinosaur era

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iceberg

Environment

Iceberg the size of Cyprus on collision course with Atlantic island

An iceberg the size of Cyprus is on a collision course with South Georgia, risking a major threat to the remote Atlantic island’s globally important penguin and seal colonies

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Environment

We're heading to court to try to stop an avian apocalypse

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Life

Coronavirus lockdown changed how birds sing in San Francisco

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Life

Image of whooper swans flying in harmony wins bird photography award

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Last Word

This week’s new questions

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