Great Tit Measurements Followed Different Patterns with Warmth and Over Four Decades
Measurements of Great Tit eggs, nestlings and adults in eastern Spain show that relationships with warmer conditions did…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Wild jungle cats may have been captured for mummification in ancient Egypt
Skulls from cat mummies excavated near Beni Hassan suggest that some jungle cats came from the wild and…
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The Himalayan griffon’s pelvis, fused spine and tail
A study of three Himalayan griffon skeletons describes how the pelvis connects to a fused section of the…
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Inside the great egret’s eye: a detailed anatomical portrait
An examination of six great egrets describes the eye’s structure, from its 10-layered retina to the glands around…
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Inside the Spur-Winged Goose’s Respiratory System
A study of ten adult spur-winged geese in Nigeria describes the structure of their respiratory system, from the…
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CT Reveals the Organs and Blood Vessels Inside a White-backed Vulture
A contrast-enhanced CT scan of one adult male white-backed vulture revealed major organs and vessels, while also showing…
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Kestrels Had More Densely Packed Mucous Glands Than Storks
A small study in Türkiye found roughly twice the density of mucus-producing glands in common kestrels’ windpipes as…
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Laughing Dove Eye Pecten Mapped From 12–13 Pleats to Cell Markers
Researchers mapped the pecten oculi, a vascular structure unique to bird eyes, in the laughing dove. Its 12–13…
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Progressive Greying Recorded in a Laughing Dove in Asia for the First Time
An adult laughing dove photographed in Karnataka, India, had localised white feathers on the head and shoulder region.…
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91% of Wild Muskoxen Examined Had Enamel Cracks in the Canadian Arctic
Researchers examining 243 lower jaws from wild muskoxen in the Canadian Arctic found enamel cracks in 91.4% of…
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Female Common Mynas Were Heavier, but Males Had Longer Wings and Tails
Measurements from 540 adult common mynas in Pakistan’s Battagram Valley found heavier females but longer male bodies, wingspans,…
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Study Maps the Eye Glands of Natal Red Duikers and Kirk’s Dik-Diks
A 2026 study of five Natal red duikers and four Kirk’s dik-diks describes the anatomy, microscopic structure and…
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Melanized Barbules Helped Plum-headed Parakeet Feathers Appear Green
A 2026 feather study found that plum-headed parakeet green depends on both light-scattering nanostructures in the feather barbs…
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Six European Woodpeckers Shared a Common Eyelid Plan but Showed Microscopic Variation
Microscopic study of 40 woodpeckers from six European species found the same basic eyelid plan, including a fibrous…
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Helmeted Guineafowl Had Denser Support Tissue Along the Wing’s Leading Edge Than Domestic Chickens
A comparison of 15 helmeted guineafowl and 14 domestic chickens found denser connective tissue in the membrane along…
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Microscopic Hooklet Numbers Varied Across a Common Wood-Pigeon Flight Feather
Scanning electron microscopy of one ninth primary feather from an adult common wood-pigeon mapped hooklet numbers across 68…
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Ashy-grey Little Egret Photographed Twice at Anasagar Lake
A little egret with nearly uniform ashy-grey plumage was photographed at Anasagar Lake in Rajasthan in December 2025…
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CT-based Model Reproduced Muskox Skull Vibrations During Experimental Validation
A 2026 biomechanics study built a CT-based finite-element model of a muskox skull and tested it against laser-vibrometry…
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Common Kestrel Retina Had Two Deep, Cone-Dominated Foveal Pits
Histology from two adult Common Kestrels found a 218-µm central fovea and a 106-µm temporal fovea; both pits…
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Laughing Dove Preen Secretions Showed Strong Antimicrobial Activity
A 2026 comparative study found that laughing doves had the thinnest epidermis of three bird species and that…
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