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Fossil named 'Attenborough's strange bird' was the first in its kind without teeth

A new fossil, named 'Attenborough's strange bird' after naturalist and documentarian Sir David Attenborough, is the first of its kind to evolve a toothless beak. It's from a branch of the bird family ...
CNN

‘Strange bird’ specimen might have looked like any other bird 120 million years ago — until it opened its mouth

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A peculiar fossil ...
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Rare bird’s comical dance routine filmed for first time in new Attenborough documentary

A comical dance routine used by a rare breed of bird in a mating tactic that has never before been filmed in the wild. Sir David Attenborough has narrated the bizarre display of the male tragopan. The ...
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Fossil named “Attenborough’s strange bird” was the first in its kind without teeth

No birds alive today have teeth. But that wasn’t always the case-- many early fossil birds had beaks full of sharp, tiny teeth. In a paper in the journal Cretaceous Research, scientists have described ...