Incredible Photos Of China’s Eagle Hunters Keeping An Ancient Tradition Alive
In parts of China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, men have been using birds to hunt for meat and fur for centuries. China’s ethnic Kazakh minority is now doing all it…
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Training Birds to Aid a Scientific Breakthrough
With a new device scientists measure the force of a wingbeat while birds fly freely. James Gorman SCIENCETAKE – He said in the lab, researchers played recordings of birds tweeting…
Colleen McCullough, Author of ‘The Thorn Birds,’ Dies at 77
Colleen McCullough, a former neurophysiological researcher at Yale who, deciding to write novels in her spare time, produced “The Thorn Birds,” a multigenerational Australian romance that became an international best…
Colleen McCullough, Author Of ‘The Thorn Birds,’ Dead At 77
SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose 1977 best-selling novel The Thorn Birds became a smash hit television miniseries, has died at the age of 77. McCullough…
Here’s Proof That Birds Just Desperately Want To Be Friends With Cats
Cats are notorious loners, yet nothing will stop these extroverted birds from trying to forge a friendship. Haven’t they ever seen a Tweety bird cartoon? It’s a dangerous game for…