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Toxin sponges may protect poisonous frogs, birds from their own poisons, s
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): A team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University, and the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered new clues as to how poisonous frogs and birds avoid intoxicating themselves.
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US ramps up COVID-19 vaccines delivery to Latin America to counter Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 10 (ANI): Looking to kill two birds with one stone, the United States is increasing the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to Latin American countries to address the region's health plight and curtail China's bid to exert its influence through vaccine exports.
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Golden eagles may use turbulence to accelerate: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Birds routinely encounter turbulence, but the effects of turbulence on a flight are not well understood, compared with the effects of large-scale atmospheric flows, such as updrafts. A study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scienc
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Traffic noise causes song learning deficits in birds: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 15 (ANI): A new study by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and colleagues shows that young zebra finches, just like children, are particularly vulnerable to the effects of noise because of its potential to interfere with learning at a critical deve
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Ludhiana: Committee set up to ensure culling of poultry birds after confir
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): After the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal on Friday confirmed Avian Influenza in the samples of birds at Suba Singh Poultry farm in Kila Raipur here, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma constituted a nine-member commit
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Government organises bird flu awareness campaign in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 23 (ANI): With several parts of Jammu and Kashmir reporting bird flu cases an awareness campaign was organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry in the Union Territory.
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World Health Day: Durex-led The Birds and Bees Talk pledges for fairer, he
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], April 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): IndiaReckitt, the global leader in consumer-healthcare, with ADRA India today celebrated 'World Health Day' in the six states of North-Eastern India under the Durex led Birds and Bees Talk program.
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Kalaburagi City Corporation sets up "water points" in gardens for birds
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], March 30 (ANI): In a humanitarian move, Kalaburagi City Corporation has installed "water points" in gardens for birds as the weather is getting hotter.
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Study sheds light on how birds breathe better
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): Researchers at the New York University have discovered that birds breathe with greater efficiency than humans due to the structure of their lungs looped airways that facilitate air flows that go in one direction.
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Durex-led 'The Birds and Bees Talk' organises bike rally in Imphal to show
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], March 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Reckitt Benckiser, the global leader in consumer healthcare with ADRA India today organized a purpose-led bike rally in Imphal, Manipur under the Durex led Birds and Bees Talk program.
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Birds figure out how to dodge butterflies, similar species: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): The garish shades of certain butterflies could promote their speed and agility, similar as a layer of radiant yellow paint on a games vehicle. Research led by the Florida Museum of Natural History shows birds can figure out how to perceive these obvious signa
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Study: Birds learn to avoid flashy, hard-to-catch butterflies and their lo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Florida [US], March 12 (ANI): The showy colors of some butterflies could advertise their speed and nimbleness, much like a coat of bright yellow paint on a sports car. A new study by Florida Museum of Natural History shows birds can learn to recognize these visual cues, avoiding not only but
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