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Chickens made resistant to bird flu with CRISPR gene editing
Modifying a protein in chicken cells can help the birds resist infection by influenza viruses, but further testing is needed before this approach can be rolled out
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Hybrid puffins may have emerged in the 20th century due to warming
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Young seabird couples get ‘divorced’ with little immediate benefit
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Male cockatoos make customised drumsticks for their mating displays
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Gannets prefer to roll either right or left when they dive
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Animal motion-capture studio tracks bird flocks and insect swarms
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Nearly every kakapo’s genome has been sequenced to help save them
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Emperor penguin colonies lost all their chicks due to ice breakup
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Extremely rare black penguin spotted in Antarctica
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Do honeyguides really help honey badgers find bees鈥� nests?
An African bird called the greater honeyguide is said to lead honey badgers to beehives. Despite decades of reports, including faked footage, hard evidence has been tough to come by 鈥� but it鈥檚 more than just a myth
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Sick blackbirds go to bed earlier just like us
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Nightingales match the pitch of their rivals in singing duels
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Red-billed choughs return to south-east England after 200 years
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What an Owl Knows review: Inside the world of this mysterious bird
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