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H5N1, a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza known as bird flu, continues to wreak havoc on the nation’s egg farms. In just the last month, more than 21.2 million egg-laying hens — about 7 ...

Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, poultry have tested positive for the virus in Australia, Nepal and Turkey.

The adorable sand cats at a zoo in North Carolina harbor a deadly secret. Despite their small size and look that's similar to ...

A study on bird intelligence found that emus and rheas can solve puzzles to access food, proving they can innovate.

Bird flu has killed at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned ...

An emu involved in the trial.Dr Fay Clark Emus during the study.Fay Clark Large birds - our closest relations to dinosaurs - ...

Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food.