Rare birds overcome high-level puzzle challenges
Hornbill overcomes high-level puzzle challenges (Photo: National University of Singapore). When talking about intelligence in birds, we immediately think of crows and parrots, as they possess abilities that can surprise viewers. However, hornbill may also belong to…
What research purpose does this strange ‘zombie bird’ drone have?
Scientists at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology turned bird specimens into drones to study flight. The project leader is Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian, a mechanical engineering professor. He realized that the mechanical birds…
The bird turns itself into an umbrella, luring its prey towards death in search of safety
African black herons have a very unique hunting technique – they use their wings to form an umbrella, which not only reduces glare but also makes their prey, the fish, feel false security. Called “veiled eating”, …
The ancient Egyptian masterpiece is so realistic that scientists have accurately identified the birds in the painting
Archaeologists discovered the painting about a century ago, when it still resided on the wall of a palace at the Amarna archaeological site – the area that was the ancient Egyptian capital of the 18th Dynasty, located today from Cairo. now 300 kilometers south. Previously, a…
Scientists have turned dead birds into drones
In 2021, a strange conspiracy theory emerged in America. Conspiracy theories promoted by Gen Z – the generation of people born from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s – claim that birds do not exist and that what we are seeing are actually devices…
Why are canaries often brought inside coal mines?
Canaries were once commonly used in coal mines as an early warning system for dangerous gas leaks. The birds would be carried by workers with them when digging mines. If they show signs of declining health or death, it will mean…
Why is the golden eagle considered the king of raptors?
Birds of prey are divided into 3 genera, including all birds of the Falconiformes, Owlformes and Eagleformes genera, of which the golden eagle is the best predator in the Eagleformes genus, and it is the top predator of the food chain. . Golden eagle, like…
New research shows that parrots love to make video calls to each other, and can even teach each other to learn and play
When people feel bored, we can meet friends online via phone or computer screen. In the new study, scientists asked parrots the same question, and they discovered that the cunning birds were extremely fond of…
Why are quails the most fertile birds in nature?
Quails have round bodies, short and stocky bodies, thick feathers, usually brown-brown in color, with black spots in the middle of the feathers. Quail is a typical ground-dwelling bird, distributed mainly in middle and low latitudes of Africa, Asia and Europe. Ability …
Macaws have a distinctive and extremely loud, raucous screech
At 85cm tall and about 1.5kg in weight, they are considered to be one of the world’s largest parrots. Living in flocks of up to 30 birds, this bird has a massive hinged beak and zygodactyl toes (two toes pointing forwards and two facing backwards) allowing …