Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death
A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.
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What Did Dinosaur Feathers Look Like? Scientists May Have Recreated Them in Chickens
In a nutshell Scientists temporarily reversed feather evolution in chickens by blocking a key developmental pathway, causing ...
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From dinosaurs to birds: the origins of feather formation
Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto ...
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From dinosaurs to birds: the origins of feather formation (IMAGE)
At the 12th day of incubation, feather buds exhibit longitudinal domains of cell density that correspond to the barbs of the future down feather.