birds

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For example, in the early 1990s, he and his colleagues examined standard recommendations for conserving reed beds—important habitats for birds that become overgrown with trees over time.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Two San Diego men have been sentenced for smuggling vulnerable birds into the United States, with one heading to prison and the other getting hit with thousands in fines.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The shell cracked, and they were birds hatching and taking flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"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

“Come and let me see you fold another paper crane before you go to sleep. After you finish one thousand birds, you’ll live to be an old, old lady.”

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr