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Dramatic gannet dive wins Bird Photographer of the Year competition
Henley Spiers took the top award in the annual contest, with shots of guillemots, penguins and a protective tawny frogmouth also in the running for the prize
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An island has been waging war on rats. They think they’ve finally won
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Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are flying
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Dramatic photo of ibis being guided to their winter homes wins award
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New 女生小视频 recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds
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Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland
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Why birds are the only surviving dinosaurs
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Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing
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Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano
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Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how
The light-sensitive tissue of birds鈥� eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels 鈥� instead, it powers itself with a flood of sugar, and this may have evolutionary benefits
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New 女生小视频 recommends this extreme birdwatching documentary
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We may finally know why birds sing at dawn
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20 bird species can understand each other鈥檚 anti-cuckoo call
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Early penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey
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