New Scientist on MSN5d
Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
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Ducks & Geese
The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world’s continents except Antarctica and on ...
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...
Can Florida’s ducks and geese spread bird flu? An expert answers
Florida’s warm climate makes it a haven for nonnative Muscovy ducks and Egyptian geese, not to mention feral chickens. As ...
The Bismarck Tribune10d
Wintering waterfowl numbers down in North Dakota due to cold
Cold early and midwinter temperatures drove down the number of geese and ducks in North Dakota. Biologists who took part in the state Game and Fish Department’s annual midwinter waterfowl survey ...