Bird flu decimates seals, leaving grim scenes of dead animals
In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 ...
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Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies
The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...
Bird flu decimating South America's elephant seal colonies
The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...
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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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Argentina: Bird repeatedly swoops at dog in playful street encounter
Olivos, Argentina - October 21, 2024 On October 21, 2024, in Lanús Oeste, Argentina, @natprecedo recorded a video showing a ...
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Huge carnivorous ‘terror bird’ rivalled the giant panda in size
They also estimated the bird’s weight to be 156 kilograms, about that of a giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), which would ...
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Rare ‘Terror Bird’ Fossil Found in Colombia Reveals the Enormous Size of a Prehistoric Predator
The bone, described two decades after its discovery, suggests the species might have grown up to 20 percent bigger than other ...
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Elephant seal colony lost 95% of its pups to bird flu
The bird flu outbreak killed over 17,000 elephant seals, including almost 97% of the pups, and left a scar on this vulnerable population.
Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird
In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link ...