LONDON (AP) – Tristan da Cunha, an island with 245 permanent residents, is being built to protect endangered rockhopper penguins, yellow-nosed albatrosses and other wildlife in the South Atlantic, three times the size of the United Kingdom. . The British Foreign Office, which calls itself the most remote island on …
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As the streets of San Francisco emptied in the first month of the epidemic, the city’s male birds began to sing more softly and improve their range of sound, according to a new study published Thursday. The paper describes in the growing body of research how animals describe – from …
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From wineries to wildlife, JK Wonderly is no stranger to bringing photos to life using light, layout and composition. But to get something beautiful in dead animals? That was a new challenge. Wonderley’s photo, “Captured by Cats”, recently won first place in the Human / Nature category at the 2020 …
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In a rare case of nature adopting and winning a man-made machine, a cold eagle attacked a government drone and destroyed it flying over Lake Michigan on an environmental surveillance mission. The Phantom 4 Pro Advanced quodcopter drone was about 162ft in the air when it is thought the bird …
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Most of us think of tears as a human phenomenon, part of the complex fabric of human emotion. But they are not just for crying: All vertebrates, even reptiles and birds, have tears, which are critical for maintaining a healthy face. Now, a new study, published this week in the …
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