On the open savannas of East Africa, a flock of vulturine guinea fowl looks almost unreal. Bodies are patterned with crisp black and white lines. Chests and backs glow a deep, cobalt blue. Against the ...
Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. It was lying in the street, rocking gently with the turns of a placid ...
From peacocks to the Victoria crowned pigeon, these birds are known for their stunning feathers, bold colours and elaborate ...
The vulturine guinea fowl’s electric blue feathers are not pigments. (Image: Canva) Vulturine guinea fowl's blue feathers come from microscopic structures, not pigment. Feather patterns help flock ...
A paper published last year in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface described a feather as a masterpiece of engineering, one comprising nine orders of magnitude, from the nanoscale to the meter ...
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