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"Dodo Of The Caribbean": Incredibly Rare Dove Teeters "On The Brink" Of Extinction
“This species [Starnoenas cyanocephala] has been an ornithological enigma for a very long time,” said lead author Jessica ...
Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, and a ...
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Rare dove is not related to any other birds we know today
Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...
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Are there crocodiles in Florida? Watch as one fights an alligator in a park
A fight between a crocodile and an alligator in Florida was recently caught on video. Are crocodiles native to the Sunshine ...
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Birds Are in Trouble across the U.S. But It’s Not Too Late to Protect Them
In the U.S. 42 species of birds have low and steeply declining populations that put them on the brink of disaster, scientists ...
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Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger of dying out
a Florida Museum of Natural History consultant staff affiliate and lead author of a study describing the results of the DNA analysis. "We focused on this dove species because we were anticipating ...