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6 Birds That Are Champion Flyers

 |  Jan 11, 2015

Today marks the anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s solo flight across the Pacific. It seemed only appropriate to compile a few birds with record flights and champion abilities. Like Amelia, these birds are … Read more

One of These Things is Not Like the Other

 |  Aug 14, 2009

If I gave you a panther, a polar bear and a bar-tailed godwit, and gave you 30 seconds to figure out which animal is not like the other, you could … Read more

Bird Travels 8,000 Miles — One Way!

 |  Aug 12, 2009

Some birds give new definition to the term “migration.” RedOrbit.com reports: “A bar-tailed godwit, a bird banded near Victoria, Australia, was found more than 8,000 miles away in the western … Read more