Small 225 Million-Year-Old Reptile Was Ancestor Of Flying Giants

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An interpretation of what the Maehary bonapartei looked like, pictured in an undated photo illustration. The newly-unearthed 225 million-year-old reptile in Brazil gave rise to the biggest creatures that ever flew, according to new research. (Mrcio L. Castro,SWNS/Newsflash)

A diminutive 225 million year old reptile unearthed in Brazil gave rise to the biggest creatures that ever flew, according to new research. The lizard-like species measured just 15 inches…

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Police Nab Eagle That Gatecrashed Royal Palace

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The eagle chick walks in the middle of the street of El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, on 29th July 2022. The animal was finally rescued. (Newsflash)

This is the moment one of the rarest birds of prey in the world is rescued by policemen from a royal palace. The lost and dehydrated young imperial eagle was…

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Rescuers Save Cock Fighting Roosters Then Kill Them

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Photo shows an injured rooster, in an undated photo. Police raided a cockfighting event Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, in Jurupa Valley, California USA. (Riverside County Department of Animal Services/Newsflash)

Authorities were forced to euthanise 143 roosters after breaking up a cockfight in a southern Californian home in an open investigation. Standby officers arrived at the scene around midnight after…

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Critically-Endangered Birds Laying Eggs On Galapagos

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A mangrove finch (Camarhynchus heliobates) in an undated photo. The bird is a part of the efforts for conservation of the mangrove finch in Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. ( Charles Darwin Foundation /Newsflash)

These critically-endangered birds are making a comeback in the Galapagos Islands. Experts from the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the Galapagos National Park Directorate who formed part of The Mangrove…

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Prehistoric Birds Perferred Bugs To Fish Says Study

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Reconstruction of Longipteryx feeding on the mayfly Epicharmeropsis hexavenulosus from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group of Northeastern China. Miller et al. noted that the foot of Longipteryx could grasp in a way similar to living owls, on which this feeding pose is based. (Julius T. Csotonyi/AsiaWire)

Prehistoric dinosaur birds preferred to snack on insects instead of fish, a new study has revealed. It had been believed that the 120 million-year-old Longipterygidae family's long beaks with sharp…

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Ugly Reptiles Facing Extinction, Say Experts

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Argentine land turtle, the collection for the pet trade, wildfires and land use change put it in a very vulnerable situation. (CONICET-Luciano Avila/Newsflash)

Over one in five reptiles species are in danger of extinction but no one seems to care because they are “less charismatic” than mammals or birds. During the 15-year research…

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Worlds Oldest Zoo Welcomes 32 Rare Northern Bald Ibis Chicks That Will Follow Microlight Glider Back To Nature

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The northern bald Ibis chicks moved from the Rosegg zoo in Carinthia to the Schonbrunn zoo in April 2022. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

The world's oldest zoo will provide care for over 30 endangered northern bald ibis chicks as part of a programme to lead them back to their natural habitat using a…

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Starving Birds Fed Free Fish After Forced Landing

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Hundreds of storks stopped in Konya, Turkey due to the adverse weather conditions on their migration routes. (Newsflash)

This is the moment a massive flock of hungry migrating storks enjoy a free feast after they were forced by bad weather to make an emergency landing in Turkish city.…

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Two Brothers Aged 6 And 8 Who Disappeared A Month Ago After Going Into Amazon Rainforest To Hunt Birds Found Alive

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One of the brothers Gleson Carvalho Ribeiro, 8, and Glaco Carvalho Ribeiro, 6, who had been missing for 27 days in the Amazon rainforest, in municipality of Manicore, Brazil, and were found on the 15th March. (CEN)

Two brothers aged 6 and 8 who disappeared nearly a month ago after going into the Amazon rainforest to hunt birds have been found alive despite being all skin and…

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Adorable Moment Siberian Flying Squirrels Appear To Kiss Before All Hell Breaks Loose

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Flying squirrel through the lens of Masahiko Iso, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. (@isobo/Newsflash)

This is the adorable moment two flying squirrels appear to kiss before all hell breaks loose and they start fighting. The images were captured by Japanese amateur photographer Masahiko Iso…

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