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  1. The Kagus Bird Is Seriously Endangered, And If It Goes Extinct, Its Unique Genetic Nasal Skin Flaps Goes With It » TwistedSifter

    Shutterstock There are many animals on Earth that are endangered and at serious risk of going extinct. It…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Genetics #Animals #birds #conservation #Endangeredspecies #flightlessbirds #kagus #nasalcorns #NewCaledonia #Science #singletopic #top
    newsbeep.com/us/170065/

  2. The hidden rule for flight feathers and how it could reveal which #dinosaurs could fly
    phys.org/news/2024-02-hidden-f

    Functional constraints on the number and shape of flight feathers pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2306

    "in addition to asymmetrical feathers, all the flighted #birds had between nine and 11 primary #feathers. In #FlightlessBirds, the number varies widely— #penguins have more than 40, while #emus have none. It's a deceptively simple rule that's seemingly gone unnoticed by #scientists."