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Bone Appétit
Bearded Vultures are among the world’s more unusual birds: An adult’s diet consists mostly of bones (above), which they often drop from on high to break up into smaller pieces before consuming. For centuries, these birds were greatly misunderstood. E
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On Our Flight Path
IN EARLY NOVEMBER, I WAS fortunate to spend time with leaders from community and campus chapters and partners at Audubon’s 2023 Leadership Conference. Surrounded by our flock under the impressive peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park, I was reminded
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Why Cold Feet Are Good for Birds
1 Warm arterial blood entering the leg cools down as it heats up cold ventral blood traveling back toward the heart through a process called countercurrent heat exchange. 2 For birds like ducks and gulls that deal with extreme cold and icy water, a m

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