The World’s Oldest Bird is 64, And She Just Laid an Egg
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 7, 2015
Meet Wisdom, the world’s oldest known banded bird in the wild. She is 64 years old. Wisdom is a Laysan albatross, a large seabird that range...
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Luzon Bleeding-Heart: A Dove That Looks Shot Through the Heart
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 10, 2015
The Luzon bleeding-heart ( Gallicolumba luzonica ) is a very shy and secretive species of dove endemic to the island of Luzon in Philippines...
The Dragon Like Legs of Dong Tao Chicken
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2015
A rare Vietnamese chicken breed called the Dong Tao, prized for its delicious meat, has one of the most thickest legs usually not seen among...
Ayam Cemani: A Rare Chicken Breed That is Black Inside Out
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 26, 2014
Black is not an uncommon color in the animal world; bears are black, gorillas are black, there are breeds of dogs and cats that are black. B...
City Crows Build Nests Out of Coat Hangers
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2014
When Aesop wrote the famous fable “The Crow and the Pitcher”, he wasn’t making up a story. The fable was based on actual observation that wa...
