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- 'Early Bird Used Four Wings to Fly (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
The earliest known bird had flight feathers on its legs that allowed it to use its hindlimbs as an extra pair of wings, a new study finds.
'Bid to save endangered sea bird (BBC News)
A rare sea bird species is counted by bird watchers in a bid to save it from extinction.
'World Bank clears $13M to fight bird flu (AP via Yahoo! News)
The World Bank has approved a $13 million grant to help combat the threat of the deadly bird flu in the West Bank and Gaza, the development institution announced Friday. The money will be used to help minimize any threats of the bird flu posed to people from the area's domestic poultry industry, it said.
'Uganda sounds bird flu alarm after cases in south Sudan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ugandan authorities have stepped up surveillance measures to prevent possible cross-border transmission of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after cases were confirmed in neighboring southern Sudan.
'Indonesia bird flu toll hits 50 (BBC News)
An 11-year-old boy from East Java becomes the 50th person in Indonesia to die of bird flu, officials say.
'World Bank clears $13 million to fight bird flu in West Bank and Gaza (USA Today)
The World Bank has approved a $13 million grant to help combat the threat of the deadly bird flu in the West Bank and Gaza, the development institution announced Friday.
'Bird-of-paradise loss is a gain for the zoo (Kansas City Star)
You love them, you raise them, you sacrifice for them, and then one day you have to let them go. Friday was an emotional day for Jeff Owens of Kansas City, who had to part with his baby, a huge bird of paradise plant. At 22 feet tall, Baba was just too big even for the special room Owens had made for him.
'Study: Ancient bird used four wings to fly (MSNBC)
The earliest known bird had flight feathers on its legs that allowed it to use its hind limbs as an extra pair of wings, a new study finds.
'Indonesia confirms 50th bird flu death (AFP via Yahoo! News)
An 11-year-old boy was confirmed as Indonesia's 50th bird flu fatality, a health ministry official said as the nation continues to grapple with fresh outbreaks of the virus.
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