Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death
A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.
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Evolution of Feathers
Fortunately, there are theropods with threadlike feathers alive today: baby birds. All the feathers on a developing chick begin as bristles rising up from its skin; only later do they split open ...
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Possible Caterpillar-Like Baby Hummingbird Discovered in Panama
A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be ...
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Adorable Australian Baby Bird Is a Literal 'Dust Bunny' and People Can't Take It
Jeff is still a brand-new bird, so he's still got a lot of his fuzzy baby feathers, making him look a bit like a lint ball, a dust bunny, or what have you. He's a crazy-looking chick, but gosh ...
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How to Identify a Bird From a Single Feather
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