Too Big to Flap? The Prehistoric Bird so Massive it Could Barely Fly

Long before humans walked the Earth, the skies of South America were ruled by a colossal bird. Argentavis magnificens, one of ...
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The great emu war – how humans lost to flightless birds

If there’s one bird you don’t want to get into a fight with, it’s an emu. In 1932, the Australian army launched a full-scale ...
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"They attack without hesitation and can rake down the front of a frail human body in seconds, with horrifying consequences" 10 violent birds that attack humans

Back in the 1970s British entertainer Rod Hull famously knocked a TV chat show host off his seat by attacking him with his hand puppet called Emu.
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These are the 20 biggest and scariest birds on Earth (and yes, some of them do attack humans)

Wondering about the most dangerous birds on Earth? We've compiled this list of the Top 20 scariest birds — some that have even attacked people.
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Humans use local dialects to communicate with honeyguide birds, research shows

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct "dialects" when communicating with ...
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WATCH: Florida deputy captures runaway emu and returns the large, flightless bird home unharmed

A Florida deputy has captured a runaway emu and safely returned the large flightless bird to its home.Watch video of the incident in the player above.A St. Johns County deputy responded last Friday to ...