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Gauhati High Court Bans Buffalo And Bulbul Fight During January
In response to petitions filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India, the Gauhati High Court quashed the Assam government's SOP of the previous year which had allowed buffalo and bulbul bird fights during a certain time of the year.
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Wisdom, The Albatross, Lays 60th Egg At The Age Of 74
Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has laid her 60th egg at the age of 74. This marks her first egg in four years, according to officials at the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study
Researchers have uncovered a well-preserved skull of Navaornis hestiae, an ancient bird from 80 million years ago, marking a crucial discovery for understanding the evolution of avian intelligence. Found in Brazil, this fossil bridges a 70-million-year gap in bird evolution between Archaeopteryx and today's birds, showcasing intermediate brain deve...
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Ancient Bird, Once Thought Extinct, Makes A Comeback After 300 Years
After centuries of decline, concerted conservation efforts have led to a remarkable resurgence of the Northern Bald Ibis in Europe.
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US Names Bald Eagle As National Bird, 200 Years After It Became Country's Symbol
The bald eagle was specifically chosen by America's Founding Fathers since it is a native of the region.
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Colonies Of Emperor Penguins Wiped Out Due To Global Warming In 2023: Study
Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published Thursday found, despite the birds' attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape.
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10-Year Long Study Reveals New "Tree Of Life" For All Birds Living Today
The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the ext
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Opinion: 62 Years of Indo-China War: The Major Who Remained Undefeated
"Major Shaitan Singh's body was still resting on a boulder, and his hands held an LMG with the trigger depressed. Wild birds had feasted on his nose and eyes already, and the terrible cold turned his entire face black."
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Emmy Awards Full Winners’ List: The Bear and Succession Take Home Most Wins
The Bear and Succession bagged maximum number of awards at 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. In Limited Series, Beef emerged as a winner. HBO/Max enjoyed the maximum number of nominations. Elton John became an EGOT with his win for outstanding variety special for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium." Emmy Awards were presented in 26 categories...
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Woman In China Dies 3 Weeks After Catching Rare H5N6 Strain of Bird Flu
In about 10 years, 88 cases of H5N6 have been reported from across the world. Of those, 87 were in mainland China.
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Year Ender 2023: Biggest Internet Moments Of The Year
The year featured a variety of iconic moments from many sectors, from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's comments on the 70-hour work week to the internet wanting to know what Orry does.
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2 Men In US Charged With Killing 3,600 Birds Including Eagles
Court documents reveal that over the course of 6 years, Paul and Branson allegedly killed around 3,600 birds, including eagles.
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Hanuman Plover Bird Reinstated As Species After 86 Years: Study
The Hanuman plover bird, a resident of India and Sri Lanka, has been reinstated as a species 86 years after being relegated to a subspecies, a move that researchers hope will focus conservation attention on at-risk habitats.
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Spotify Needs to Profit From a Music Revolution
Spotify has never turned an annual profit; it seems to be in “perennial start-up mode,” as music royalties expert Phil Bird recently put it. The firm seems to be pursuing an alternative course, disrupting its own core product by folding into a new kind of tech offering pitched as the “Spotify machine” to investors. Here's why Spotify needs ...
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Activists Dress Up As Birds, Trees To Rally At COP15 Climate Summit
Hundreds of people on Saturday braved sub-zero temperatures to march the streets of Montreal, the host city of this year's UN biodiversity summit, demanding a strong new deal to protect nature worldwide.
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Gauhati High Court Bans Buffalo And Bulbul Fight During January
In response to petitions filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India, the Gauhati High Court quashed the Assam government's SOP of the previous year which had allowed buffalo and bulbul bird fights during a certain time of the year.
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Wisdom, The Albatross, Lays 60th Egg At The Age Of 74
Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has laid her 60th egg at the age of 74. This marks her first egg in four years, according to officials at the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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Ancient Fossil Bird Skull Reveals Roots of Avian Intelligence, Finds New Study
Researchers have uncovered a well-preserved skull of Navaornis hestiae, an ancient bird from 80 million years ago, marking a crucial discovery for understanding the evolution of avian intelligence. Found in Brazil, this fossil bridges a 70-million-year gap in bird evolution between Archaeopteryx and today's birds, showcasing intermediate brain deve...
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Ancient Bird, Once Thought Extinct, Makes A Comeback After 300 Years
After centuries of decline, concerted conservation efforts have led to a remarkable resurgence of the Northern Bald Ibis in Europe.
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US Names Bald Eagle As National Bird, 200 Years After It Became Country's Symbol
The bald eagle was specifically chosen by America's Founding Fathers since it is a native of the region.
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Colonies Of Emperor Penguins Wiped Out Due To Global Warming In 2023: Study
Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published Thursday found, despite the birds' attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape.
-
10-Year Long Study Reveals New "Tree Of Life" For All Birds Living Today
The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the ext
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Opinion: 62 Years of Indo-China War: The Major Who Remained Undefeated
"Major Shaitan Singh's body was still resting on a boulder, and his hands held an LMG with the trigger depressed. Wild birds had feasted on his nose and eyes already, and the terrible cold turned his entire face black."
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Emmy Awards Full Winners’ List: The Bear and Succession Take Home Most Wins
The Bear and Succession bagged maximum number of awards at 75th Primetime Emmy Awards. In Limited Series, Beef emerged as a winner. HBO/Max enjoyed the maximum number of nominations. Elton John became an EGOT with his win for outstanding variety special for "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium." Emmy Awards were presented in 26 categories...
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Woman In China Dies 3 Weeks After Catching Rare H5N6 Strain of Bird Flu
In about 10 years, 88 cases of H5N6 have been reported from across the world. Of those, 87 were in mainland China.
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Year Ender 2023: Biggest Internet Moments Of The Year
The year featured a variety of iconic moments from many sectors, from Infosys founder Narayana Murthy's comments on the 70-hour work week to the internet wanting to know what Orry does.
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2 Men In US Charged With Killing 3,600 Birds Including Eagles
Court documents reveal that over the course of 6 years, Paul and Branson allegedly killed around 3,600 birds, including eagles.
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Hanuman Plover Bird Reinstated As Species After 86 Years: Study
The Hanuman plover bird, a resident of India and Sri Lanka, has been reinstated as a species 86 years after being relegated to a subspecies, a move that researchers hope will focus conservation attention on at-risk habitats.
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Spotify Needs to Profit From a Music Revolution
Spotify has never turned an annual profit; it seems to be in “perennial start-up mode,” as music royalties expert Phil Bird recently put it. The firm seems to be pursuing an alternative course, disrupting its own core product by folding into a new kind of tech offering pitched as the “Spotify machine” to investors. Here's why Spotify needs ...
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Activists Dress Up As Birds, Trees To Rally At COP15 Climate Summit
Hundreds of people on Saturday braved sub-zero temperatures to march the streets of Montreal, the host city of this year's UN biodiversity summit, demanding a strong new deal to protect nature worldwide.
