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Some scientists argue that modern birds are descended from the dinosaurs.
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The birds' plumage was used to decorate women's clothes and headdresses, while eggs were being taken for various reasons, including collectors.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“It just cannot be done. In order to understand bird flight, we have to understand aerodynamics; only then do the structure of feathers and the different shapes of birds’ wings make sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Foy, who won an Emmy for her portrayal of a young Queen Elizabeth II in the hit Netflix series "The Crown", joked it felt like she became the birds' "bodyguard".
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
Surprisingly, the researchers found that this exposure did not appear to harm the birds’ reproductive health.
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
This, we decided, would be our secret hiding place for sweets and other small treasures such as conkers and monkey-nuts and birds’ eggs.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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