birds

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"We propose that the system found in Captorhinus represents the ancestral condition for the kind of rib assisted respiration present in living reptiles, birds, and mammals" said Reisz.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Nemenman will soon teach at the Konstanz School of Collective Behavior in Germany, where scientists study systems ranging from flocks of birds to human crowds.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Too early in the season and the bulk of birds will not have returned, too late and they will be settled on eggs in their burrows.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Ditching your headphones to hear the birds sing.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I had always thought of birds as not terribly intelligent—although Hawk did much to change my mind.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen