strange bird

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A new fossil, named "Attenborough's strange bird" after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, is the first of its kind to evolve a toothless beak.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

It rose like the elongated neck of a strange bird, and when needed, switched tracks and rolled under the stage, popping up from a hole amid Art Deco set designs and 300,000 Swarovski crystals.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2017

This strange bird helped him make a home for himself in a faraway place — a life rich with good friends and exciting adventures.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2015

What a strange bird it is, all spray-painted poise and fluorescent pink skies.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2014

But such a strange bird: unlike any she’d seen before.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman