avian
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The price of eggs shot up after millions of hens were culled following the UK's worst outbreak of avian flu between 2021 and 2023.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
In fact, Mr. Lefebvre notes many striking similarities between avian and primate intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Looking at how intelligence plays out in avian life also raises the question of whether being too smart has its downsides.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It arguably perpetuates the avian love story that Friends of Big Bear Valley describes in its own posts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Was the parrot—this thespian parrot, impersonating a pirate’s parrot, with a miniature costume eye patch covering one beady little bird eye—was this talented avian of the stage howling?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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