In Maine, a permit is required to own most wild birds or animals. Several species are not allowed, however: bear, moose, wild turkey, deer, lion, cheetah, wolf, monkey, camel, alligator, monk parakeet, and swan. But the emu, domestic ferret, sugar glider, and chinchilla are allowed wit...
Illinois State might be in the postseason tournament even with a loss. I’m not ready to guarantee that yet because it’ll depend on how the rest of the field shakes out, but I can guarantee that Illinois State will be in with a win. The Redbirds have only lost to N...
For both models, we see that the bird species like Red Crossbill, Northern Raven and House Sparrow that have distinct calls appear in tight-knit clusters (for further bird species related information we refer the reader to Birds of the World26). On the other hand, species like Northern ...
The United States Department of Agriculture has recently released reports that show samples collected from 2022-2025 of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) have been detected in mammals and birds1. Up to February 2025, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that ...
Hominins arrived in the Americas as apex predators to join a carnivoran guild that, at least after the extinction by the late Pliocene of the borophagine canids, lacked a bone-crusher analogous to the Old World hyaenids. In North America, this role may have been filled in part by canids...
et al. The skull roof tracks the brain during the evolution and development of reptiles including birds. Nat. Ecol. Evol. 1, 1543 (2017). Article Google Scholar Koyabu, D. et al. Mammalian skull heterochrony reveals modular evolution and a link between cranial development and brain size. ...
birds (Aethopyga christinaeSwinhoe) and honey bees (Apis ceranaFabricius). During nectar feeding both sunbirds and bees come into contact with male and female reproductive organs of the flowers and are covered with pollen. Observations show that birds have pollen on their beaks and heads, while ...
birds—would have something to eat throughout the day. Vollis would often voice strong opinions about most issues, and even though people knew that his whirligigs were created from scrapped objects, I was intrigued that many folks didn’t link his propensity to collect metal for sculptures with...
At the northern end of Orange County, Seal Beach, California, has sweeping beaches, picturesque neighborhoods, and one of the state’s longest wooden piers. The saltwater wetlands of the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge provide habitat for thousands of birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway as...
“why don’t you call it Spessartine garnet.” The question is best answered by an example. We don’t, for instance, call a Blue-Jay a “Blue-Jay bird” or an Eagle an “Eagle bird.” It is understood that a Blue-Jay and an Eagle are birds. The only difference is that most ...