When you think of flying animals, the first things that come to mind are birds. Birds are some of the closest relatives to dinosaurs, and they pretty much own the skies except for insects. However, ...

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Flying in a V formation helps birds conserve energy. The bird behind benefits from the updraft created by the bird in front.

Millions of birds migrate every year to escape winter, but spending time in a warmer climate does not save them energy, according to new research. Using miniaturized loggers implanted in wild ...

Just as a sinuous impression appears when a snake slides across sand, he imagined, so must a pattern form in the wake of a flying bird. But of course birds in flight leave no trace—at least none ...

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The earliest ancestors of birds, a group of dinosaurs called theropods, couldn’t fly. Instead, they had simple, fluffy feathers on their arms, which were too small and weak to support flight.

The birds Watts studies do nomadic migration. Their migratory movements look more like wandering as they seek out food ...