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Alex the Parrot an African Grey, who was touted as having learned to communicate with humans, has died. I'm at work, so can't post much, but I'm quite upset.

Link I think the article requires an Economist subscription. Cowbirds are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, letting the host bird raise their bratty kids. Cuckoos apply a similar strategy. The difference between cowbirds and cuckoos is that cowbird...

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/04/26/bird.grammar.ap/index.html Very interesting!

Most people seem to be doing everything they can to ward off the possibility of a Bird Flu Pandemic[TM]. But I disagree! In fact, I have learned to stop worrying and love the impending Bird Flu Pandemic[TM]! "SOCIOPATHIC MONSTER!" you cry? Well, hear out my reasoning, and perhaps you too will...

Aside from the question of whether the apostrophe in 'flu (and the one at the end has died already) can survive this epidemic, has anyone here looked into the epidemiology properly yet? I'm a vet and I should know, but I don't and I was wondering if anyone has any quick answers. I am confused...

My mother is a bit prone to woo-woo now and then, but she's learning. At the moment she's terrified of bird flu and her friends have bonded together to write up an emergency plan of action including stocking up on rations and sealing their homes... I've been trying to inject some reason into...

Someone please help! I just overheard someone at work say, “I don’t understand what the big deal is with the Bird Flu. If you eat right and exercise, you’re not going to get it. Children, the elderly, and people who are generally unhealthy are the ones that should worry.” ??? That’s gotta be...

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Ivory billed woodpecker, feared extinct, isn't [/b]My brother, the naturalist and birder, is positively giddy about this. He actually called me at work to tell me.

Still have my fingers crossed, but it looks like I may just make it through another year without getting the flu. I'm always a little paranoid about that, because I have a chronic lung condition that would make a dose of the flu a life-threatening proposition for me. So I tend to keep a close...

Bird fu spreads in Thailand This may have been corrected by the time you see it. Is "Bird Fu" a new style of martial art? :D

Yikes, this article from the BBC is freakin' scary: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3643643.stm Bird flu could develop into a threat big enough to overturn world order if it evolves to transfer directly from person to person, a UK scientist says. Dr John McCauley, of the Institute...

This is why I love the brits (NYT, today) LONDON JOURNAL Car Owners' Hero Dresses for the Job By SARAH LYALL Published: October 7, 2003 ONDON, Oct. 2 — As is so often the case, the trickiest part came when he had to explain himself to his family. "I got kind of a lukewarm response," said...