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These Birds Politely Gesture ‘After You’ in a Never-Before-Documented Behavior
Tits are polite, at least while mating. Don’t misinterpret what I say: a team of scientists observed the birds fluttering their wings to signal their mating partner to go first when returning to their nests, expanding the number of species known to communicate by gesture. Humans rely on many types of nonverbal communication. There’s the…
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Say Goodbye to America’s Racist Birds
Say ‘see ya’ to Scott’s oriole, a black and yellow bird native to the Southwestern U.S. The bird isn’t going anywhere—but its moniker is to be nixed, along with the terms for many other birds named for individuals with less-than-illustrious histories. The American Ornithological Society, an organisation dedicated to the understanding and conservation of birds,…
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Award Winning Bird Images Are the Best Thing You’ll See All Day
Photographers from around the world recently submitted 20,000-odd images of bird species to the Bird Photographer of the Year contest. The showcase captures the diversity of the class Aves, as well as the dramatically different habitats the animals occupy and the ecological niches they inhabit. (Un?)fortunately for you, this slideshow is not 20,000 scrolls long.…
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YOLO: Silver Destiny Creator Michael Cusack and Cast on the Season 2 Finale
The quest to be an empress for Rachel and Sarah — along with their gardening vibes — came to a head in the season two finale of YOLO: Silver Destiny on Adult Swim. Gizmodo sat down with the animated series’ creator Michael Cusack and cast members Sarah Bishop (Sarah) and Todor Manojlovic (Rachel) to talk…