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The Birds I Never Met: North America's Extinct Birds 🦜
Recently I looked into a number of extinct birds from all around the world, but few of them shed light on those that I would've lived alongside. Today we're "borrowing" my mom's field guide on the ...
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Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 ...
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Giant ‘terror bird’ from South America is one of the largest ever found
(CNN) — Millions of years ago, long-legged, big-beaked, meat-eating “terror birds” stalked the Americas. The imposing creatures ruled the roost as top predators ...
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Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
It belonged to oversize hoofed mammals like toxodonts, distant relatives of today’s rhinoceroses and tapirs; tall crocodiles ...
Researchers Discover Ginormous Ancient “Terror Bird” in South America
The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ecosystems, suggesting the bird was a major predator in a once-lush region ...
Looking for a new holiday tradition? Consider the Christmas Bird Count – even if you don’t know anything about birds
“Birding with an experienced person during the Christmas Bird Count gives new birders a chance to spend a whole day with ...
Colombian rancher finds largest known fossil of three-meters tall “Terror Bird” in Tatacoa Desert
A Colombian rancher has discovered a fossilized bone that points to the existence of a giant terror bird species. The fossil, ...