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What sets parrots apart might be their unique capacity for complex vocal learning, which is then paired with other advanced cognitive abilities and the tendency to form long-term social bonds. (Photo: AFP)

Cockatoos love to dance, just like humans

Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance.

10 July 2019 11:05 AM IST

. The femur is comparable to modern ostriches as well as smaller species of moa and terror birds. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

3X larger birds than an Ostrich existed in Taurida Cave

It was previously thought that such gigantism in birds only existed on the islands of Madagascar and New Zealand as well...

7 July 2019 12:15 PM IST

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago released climate-altering sulphur, cooling the Earth far more than thought. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dinosaur killing asteroid wiped out first tree-dwelling birds: Study

The birds that did survive were ground-dwellers, birds whose fossilized remains show longer, sturdier legs like seen in...

26 May 2018 2:33 PM IST

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Winter paradise for birders

Mumbai's pleasant winters turn the Sanjay Gandhi National Park into a cosy nest for migratory birds.

28 Dec 2018 6:15 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rise in sea temperature affects survival of black-browed albatross

Changes in population size and structure are driven by the combined effects of climate over various seasons.

18 Jun 2018 8:30 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Migrating birds create flu bonanza for scientists to study

Researchers carefully step around the nesting crabs to scoop up the evidence - potentially flu-infected bird droppings.

28 Jun 2018 3:33 PM IST

The findings suggest that exposure to an antidepressant reduced female attractiveness. (Photo: AFP)

Antidepressants change songbirds courtship rituals: Study

Singing is a key part of courtship for birds, used by males to court favoured females and used by females to pick the...

8 Aug 2018 2:54 PM IST

Birds have several ways of acquiring life skills.(Photo:AP)

Birds learn another 'language' by eavesdropping on neighbours

For birds, understanding neighborhood gossip about an approaching hawk or brown snake can mean the difference between...

4 Aug 2018 1:11 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Birds may age faster due to traffic noise

Cellular ageing as a result of urban stressors is something that may not have a very visible impact.

28 Aug 2018 9:28 AM IST

Colourful bird. (Photo: Pexels)

This is how birds get their colour!

Earth has close to 18,000 bird species.

7 Aug 2017 7:47 PM IST

The wide open spaces of the National Park have preserved their traditional pastoral use.(Photo: Pexels)

Hungarian hospital helps injured birds back into the skies

Doctors at the hospital have been saving the lives of these protected birds since 1999

12 July 2017 1:17 PM IST

Migratory species are likely to be particularly sensitive to climatic conditions and in this case better breeding conditions appear to put the mother geese at risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Climate change improves breeding of migratory geese

In a warmer climate, the mothers wait till their offsprings are ready to fly

6 Jan 2017 10:00 AM IST