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Plumage and song split two nearly identical birds into different species

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In Iber National Park in Argentina, two wren-sized, nearly identical species of bird live side by side, spending their days foraging for the same kinds of seeds and nesting in the same kinds of places. These species can breed together successfully-- but t
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How To Celebrate Christmas On A Volcano

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How do explorers celebrate Christmas? Hint: It's on a volcano. Evolutionary biologist and National Geographic grantee Borja Milá and fellow biologist Christophe Thébaud traveled to Réunion, a volcanic island in the southern Indian Ocean, in hopes of figur
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Meet The Biggest And Bluest Parrot In The World

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The hyacinth macaw is the largest parrot by length in the world. With a beak that can crack a coconut and beautiful striking blue plumage, this bird is truly one of a kind. But a shrinking habitat and the illegal pet trade are taking their toll. Can this
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This Beautiful Parrot May Be the World's Smartest Bird

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The red-sided eclectus parrot is native to the island of New Guinea and is considered to be one of the most intelligent birds in the world. Males sport a predominantly green coat of feathers while females have mostly red plumage, and until the 20th centur
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Here's Why Scientists Are Coloring Birds’ Heads With Markers | National Geographic

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How do golden-crowned sparrows judge their competition? Previous studies found the patches of yellow plumage on sparrows are indicators of fighting ability. Birds with a bold-colored crown feathers were more dominant than birds with duller colors. When sc
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What sounds did dinosaurs make? ft. Joe Hanson

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Despite what you’ve seen in the movies, dinosaurs probably didn’t roar. And they may have come in a rainbow of colors. Subscribe to Science Magic Show Hooray! https://bit.ly/2LLNAci Follow me to It's Okay To Be Smart! https://youtu.be/gQJHuG1Byj0 Fossil e
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Did Dinosaurs Really Have Feathers?

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At least one entire class of dinosaurs seems to have had feathers -- including velociraptors, and probably T. rex. Find out how we know, and how we even know what color some of them were! Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the followi
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Why Are Birds Different Colors?

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There are thousands of species of birds and with great numbers come great biodiversity. Birds are among the most colorful animals on the planet so today we're taking a look at how birds use science to employ a wide range of chemical and physical tricks wh
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The Facts About Dinosaurs & Feathers

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Over the past 20 years, dinosaurs of all types and sizes have been found with some sort of fluff or even full-on plumage. These fuzzy discoveries have raised a whole batch of new questions so we're here to tell you everything we know about dinosaurs and f

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