Birds: Page: 4

This is page 4 of the Birds posts on Science, Space & Robots.


Alex the Talkative African Grey Parrot Dies at Age 31
Alex the amazing talking African Grey parrot has died at age 31. (September 26, 2007)

Chimps Make Spears and Birds Store Snacks
Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making wooden hunting spears according to a BBC news article. (February 26, 2007)

Seperate Mass Bird Deaths in Austin, Texas and Perth, Australia
Esperance, a town near Perth in Western Australia, has been declared a natural disaster area after hundeds of bird dropped dead out of the sky and onto people's lawns. (January 9, 2007)

Wild Key West Chickens to be Rounded Up
Bird flu fears may mean an end to freedom for the popular of wild chickens that live in Key West, Florida. (May 2, 2006)

Birds May Have Hunted Human Ancestors
The Associated Press reports that Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger belives an eagle may have killed the Taung child -- the 3. (January 12, 2006)

Flamingo in Kuwait Killed by H5N1
H5N1 has been confirmed in the dead flamingo found in Kuwait. (November 12, 2005)

Feathersaurus Rex
A Times Online tells how some scientists no longer believe that dinosaurs looked sleek and reptilian. (September 16, 2005)

Extinct Woodpecker Found Alive in Arkansas
USA Today reports that a rare woodpecker, the ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to have been extinct for decades has been found in Arkansas. (April 28, 2005)