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Rare Crocodiles At Risk From Hybridization
Cuban crocodiles are interbreeding with American crocodiles, a new genetic study has revealed. The finding raises concerns about the future of Cuban crocodiles, a species that the IUCN classifies as... Read more
See More About:  crocodiles  reptiles 

'Cassinova Gene' Drives Female Birds to Cheat
Scientists once thought birds were the hallmark of fidelity, that most species form devoted pair bonds in which males and females are faithful to one another and cooperate to raise... Read more
See More About:  birds  evolution 

Grant Aims to Help Eastern Lowland Gorillas
The Wildlife Conservation Society is to receive $150,000 from Newman's Own Foundation for the protection of eastern lowland gorillas. The eastern lowland gorilla, also know as the Grauer's gorilla, is... Read more
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Birds
Birds are a group of backboned animals that includes about 30 groups such as albatrosses, gamebirds, herons, hummingbirds, owls, parrots, penguins, perching birds, woodpeckers and many others. There are between 9,000 and 10,000 species of birds alive today. The first birds evolved from reptiles during the Mesazoic Era about 150 million years ago. The articles listed below provide information about the characteristics, classification and evolution of birds.

 


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