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Wildly Beautiful Photographs of Flamingos From the Air
East Africa's soda lakes have some stunning sights.
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Machias Seal Island
The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.
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Humans Are Losing The One-Sided War Against Seagulls
Our many technological failures inspire the question—should we even fight?
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Found: A Drone That Looks Like a Bird Crash-Landed in Somalia
Presumably, it's a spy drone.
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Watch This Metal Bird Lay and Hatch the Most Incredible Egg
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A Guy in Switzerland Sent a Pigeon on a Kamikaze Mission to Kill a Falcon
He now could go to jail.
Rhayader, Wales
Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station
A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.
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Wings Found from 99 Million Years Ago Are a Lot Like Those on Birds Today
They were encased in amber.
Haverfordwest, Wales
Skomer Island
A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.
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Scottish Birds Continue Stealing Large Amounts of Underwear
For two years now, a pair of red kites have routinely stolen undergarments from a popular Angus skinny-dipping spot.
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Watch Ducklings Follow Various Creatures That Are Not Their Mom
It's not their fault; they've just imprinted.
San Francisco, California
Fairmont San Francisco Penthouse Suite
San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
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Found: Baby Falcons, High Up on NYC Bridges
Falcon babies—so fluffy, so deadly.
Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Blue Mosque
This magnificent blue mosque in Afghanistan is surrounded by thousands of white doves.
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Someone Violently Stole This Solid Gold, Diamond-Encrusted Maltese Eagle
It's worth around $5 million.
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An Incredibly Rare Bird Has Been Rediscovered in Brazil
The blue-eyed ground dove has only been spotted on a handful of occasions—now, one researcher photographed it for the first time.
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The Scientific Squabble Over the Dodo Tree
An extinct bird, an ailing tree, and a controversial hypothesis.
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Cannes Hotels Have Hired Hawks To Protect Celebrities From Seagulls
They're fighting birds with birds.
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