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Millions of bees found under popular Ithaca cemetery
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (34+ words) WENY News Millions of bees found under popular Ithaca cemetery ITHACA, N. Y. (WENY) " People walking through East Lawn Cemetery might hear buzzing for the n...
Migration season crucial for conserving avian populations, ornithologists say
1+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) ITHACA, N. Y. (WENY) " During spring migration in 2025, a record-breaking 1. 2 billion birds were detected using a live migration map, but that number might decrease in the future. "Birds are migrating from the tropics, so these birds will migrate from the north, in…...
Wellsboro Recognized as Gold Bird Town for Conservation Efforts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (155+ words) WENY News WELLSBORO, PA (WENY) " Wellsboro is getting recognized as an outstanding place to go bird watching Thetown received Gold Bird Town status from Bird Town Pennsylvania. First designated a Bird Town in 2019 by the Pennsylvania Division of the National…...
Wild parrots learn what's safe to eat by watching friends
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (374+ words) Wild parrots quickly learn to eat new foods by copying their feathered friends, reveals new research. They grasp whether different types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, according to the findings published…...
Newly hatched baby penguins weigh the same as a kiwi
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (170+ words) Two Northern Rockhopper penguins have been born at Edinburgh Zoo, to parents Bruce and Pinhead. The chicks have been named Wesley and Penny, and weigh 63g and 95g respectively - roughly the same weight as a standard kiwi fruit. During each check, a…...
Cornell Hawks Lay Fourth Egg, Marking likely End of Nesting Cycle
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (274+ words) UPDATE 04/06/2026 (WENY) " "Big Red," the well-known red-tailed hawk at Cornell University, has laid a fourth egg. This is an uncommon milestone that likely marks the end of this year"s clutch, with hatching expected later this month if conditions hold....
A Beloved Hawk Returns to Cornell's Campus and Lays Three New Eggs
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (229+ words) ITHACA, N. Y. (WENY) " She has been nesting above Cornell University's athletic fields for more than a decade, outliving expectations for her species by years. This spring, Big Red' is back, and she's brought three new eggs. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology…...
War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds
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Study finds crabs hide to avoid cannibalism
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (879+ words) A basket of blue crabs caught during a survey by the Smithsonian Environmental Resarch Center. (Smithsonian ERC via SWNS) Young blue crabs hide in the shallows to avoid being eaten by their cannibal cousins, reveals new research. Juvenile crabs rely…...
Scavenging ravens memorize vast tracts of wolf hunting grounds: study
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (645+ words) A new study suggests ravens use navigation and spatial memory techniques to scavenge with sophistication The partnership between ravens and wolves goes back to Norse mythology -- Odin's birds scouted ahead and led prey to the god's canines, a relationship that…...