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Narwhals, hummingbirds and the Asian sheepshead wrasse have opened scientists’ eyes to the complexity of nature.
The heaviest bird nest ever discovered weighed more than 2,000kg. It was built by bald eagles. The tiniest nest, built by a bee hummingbird, was just over 2cm wide.
How many genes do you really need? Are there any that we can lose? Researchers are now identifying species that have streamlined their genome to adapt to a particular lifestyle.
How do hummingbirds drink sugary nectar and not get sick? Don’t they need a balanced diet to stay healthy? Do they eat anything else?
By filming these ultra-speedy feeders at transparent fake flowers, researchers finally figured out how hummingbirds slurp up the nectar so fast.
Chickens are not fussy eaters. Any object resembling food is worth an exploratory peck. But give a chicken the choice between sugary sweets and seeds, and they will pick the grains every time. This is…
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Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution & Research Fellow at Zoological Society of London, University of Cambridge
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Research Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
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Research Associate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University
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Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee
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Research Biologist at Intermountain Bird Observatory, Boise State University
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Postdoctoral Scientist (Marie Curie Fellow), Universidad de Córdoba
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Research Molecular Biologist, Kansas State University
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PhD Candidate, Wildlife Biologist, Macquarie University
