In a world marked by global warming, we are increasingly vigilant about our environmental impacts. Thus, certain activities and behaviors are, rightly, increasingly singled out: air travel, use of combustion engine cars, hunting, etc. However, this vigilance suffers from blind spots: ecological impacts that are real, but that we never talk about, surely because we … Read more
In the tropical forests of Central and South America, leafcutter ants retrieve fresh plant material that serves as the fodder for a complex suite of fungal gardens tended by the colony. Andreas Kay, Flickr Each year at Thanksgiving, humans stock the table with the fruits of a successful harvest. However, few people can prepare a … Read more
Some species of birds are resistant to low temperatures or can live easily in cold environments. Le Figaro invites you to discover 5 of them. Cold tolerance, migration, hibernation. Some birds are able to withstand winter, cold, even extreme cold. Others have found the parade by migrating. As for the Common Nightjar, it hibernates. These … Read more
The bird is equipped for the journey. Its very sophisticated breathing apparatus is suitable for flying at altitude, its feathers protect it from cold and rain. Depending on the species, moulting (the renewal of feathers) takes place before, during or after the journey. The heart is proportionately twice as large as in mammals. Whether short … Read more
Sn the beach of Blériot, a stone’s throw from Calais, no less than four corpses of seagulls and gulls lie on the hot October sand. It was at the very beginning of the month and since then it is still not uncommon to come across a bird carcass. The cause ? Bird flu. Since this … Read more
Nearly half of the bird species are in decline in the world and one in eight is already threatened with extinction. This is the conclusion “deeply disturbing” drawn up by the latest report from the NGO BirdLife International which publishes, every four years, the state of bird populations throughout the world. According to the organization, … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — As Antarctica’s emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act, or ESA. With global warming melting the sea ice the … Read more
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — For a couple weeks, a rare mandarin duck drew people in flocks to Pendleton Park. Colorful and splashy, he waddled, swam and preened before birders and photographers who came to sneak a peek of the exotic fowl before it had a chance to fly off — or rather, to duck out. … Read more
A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds. It flew at least 13,560 kilometers — or 8,435 miles — during that flight, a bird … Read more
HOPE IN ZOOLOGICAL PARKS However, the epidemic is not devoid of consequences for human beings. In addition to causing the death of many poultry, the slightest case of infection also implies the slaughter of the entire farm concerned: a dramatic economic loss for breeders in the current economic context. The H5N1 virus also represents a … Read more