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There are Less Than 1,000 of These Birds Left in the Wild
Let’s look at the history of this gorgeous bird and how we can help its population recover in its endemic region. Known scientifically as Ardea humbloti, the Madagascar heron was added to the red list ...
This monstrous mama laid the world’s largest egg
An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...
First bird to roam Earth after dinosaurs were killed by asteroid revealed and it’s a relative of much-loved species
THE long-lost forefather of the beloved duck and goose has been discovered, after outliving the hardy dinosaurs. The feathered creature thrived during the Cretaceous period, and continued to do so ...
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69-million-year-old duck-like bird from dinosaur era discovered in Antarctica
This evidence comes from a nearly complete, 69-million-year-old skull of an extinct bird, named Vegavis iaai. The fossil is ...
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An Antarctic Fossil From 69 Million Years Ago Reveals Earth’s Early Birds
Learn more about Vegavis iaai, an ancient ancestor of modern-day ducks, and one of the earliest modern birds ever discovered.