From learning how the flamingo got it’s pink to dance with the birds of paradise, this circle will help you spread your wings and soar with this some of the planet’s most fascinating creatures—BIRDS!
Explore the articles in this circle to meet a handful of these awesome feathered friends. Their ways of life hold surprises we’re sure you’ll be talking about for days! If you’d like to meet even more of the awesome animals on the planet, check out our entire animal category.
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You’re Probably More Like a Crow than You Thought
25 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Sam Burns
A Closer Look at the Dinosaurs with Us Now!
8 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
A Bird that Sings Like a Dog… And a Camera?
8 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
A River of Raptors
20 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Sam Burns
It’s Raining Bones! (And That’s a Good Thing!)
10 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Louisa Ulrich-Verderber
Pigeons Light Up the Night Sky
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Ghosts in the Night: How Owls Fly Silently
12 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Meet a Living Dinosaur: The Giant Cassowary
7 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Dr. Lynda
How the Flamingo Got Its Pink
5 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Puffins: Ready for Their Close Up!
4 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Turning Birds Into Dinosaurs
12 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
The Secret Life of the Snowy Owl
9 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Using Bird Vomit to Uncover History!
9 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
The Unbelievable World of the Birds-of-Paradise
18 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
The Grand History of the Humble Pigeon
8 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Pollination: Beauty and Key to Life
15 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Dr. Lynda
The Evolution of Flight
45 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Dr. Lynda
Swan Upping: The Ceremony of Conservation
10 minutes
[ Animals ]
By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
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