birds
Asia’s largest bird park to close
Life & Style
August 30, 2022
Asia’s largest bird park to close
(CNN) — Jurong Bird Park, one of Singapore’s oldest and most iconic attractions, has announced that it will cease operations…
Egyptian government to exit 79 sectors in 3 years
Business
May 18, 2022
Egyptian government to exit 79 sectors in 3 years
The Egyptian government is set to exit 79 sectors within three years and maintain investments in 45 sectors. The draft…
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
Middle East
April 18, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon’s migratory birds up close
AMMIQ WETLAND, Lebanon (Reuters) – With Lebanese confined to their homes by the new coronavirus, migratory birds in the Mediterranean…
Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: the CIA’s secret animal spies
Science
September 14, 2019
Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: the CIA’s secret animal spies
In early 1974, Do Da was top in espionage class, on the way to becoming a high-flying CIA agent: he…
Macaws offer feathered ‘therapy’ to suffering Venezuelans
World
July 17, 2019
Macaws offer feathered ‘therapy’ to suffering Venezuelans
CARACAS (Reuters) – Looking for an escape from the daily realities of crisis-ridden Venezuela, Carmen Gomez finds solace receiving visitors…
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Life & Style
July 9, 2019
Birds just wanna have fun: like humans, cockatoos love to dance
Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, shot to YouTube stardom a decade ago for his uncanny ability to rock out to the…
Scientists unearth ‘most bird-like’ dinosaur ever found
Science
May 15, 2019
Scientists unearth ‘most bird-like’ dinosaur ever found
Researchers in Germany have unearthed a new species of flying dinosaur that flapped its wings like a raven and could…
Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane
Environment
April 13, 2019
Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A young vulture who got stranded last year in Turkey more than 2,000 km from her nest…
Kremlin hawks keep watch over Putin’s seat of power
World
April 1, 2019
Kremlin hawks keep watch over Putin’s seat of power
Alpha soars between the Kremlin’s golden domes, sowing panic among crows perched in nearby trees. The goshawk is one of…
No fooling crafty crows on best plants for tool-making
Environment
February 6, 2019
No fooling crafty crows on best plants for tool-making
Like master artisans selecting the finest raw materials for their showpiece designs, New Caledonian crows identify the best plants for…