birds
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New analysis techniques developed in recent years have provided strong evidence that theropods like T. rex, velociraptors and other two-legged dinosaurs were endothermic animals like mammals and birds, rather than cold-blooded, or exothermic, like reptiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
A restored wetland in Cheshire is now home to almost two-thirds of the UK's breeding black-necked grebes, one of the country's rarest breeding birds.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
"This spring they had over 60 birds present on site," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Hesperornithiforms were close evolutionary relatives of Neornithes, the branch that survived the mass extinction and eventually produced modern birds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
They’re like birds: they wake up before it’s light, and they’re singing and fluttering around just as soon as their eyes are open.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
