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The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute doubles as a center for troubled cranes, and researchers hope their breeding efforts could help the massive birds avoid extinction. Jorge Ribas visits the facility.
Rare Cranes Get Second Chance The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute doubles as a center for troubled cranes, and researchers hope their breeding efforts could help the massive birds avoid extinction. Jorge Ribas visits the facility. Animals 02:31 June 16, 2011 11085 -
The world's most promiscuous bird is a sparrow that lives in tidal marshes in the northeastern United States. Researchers found that in most nests, saltmarsh sparrow chicks had multiple fathers. Jorge Ribas gets the sordid details.
Who's Your Daddy? Sparrow Gets Around The world's most promiscuous bird is a sparrow that lives in tidal marshes in the northeastern United States. Researchers found that in most nests, saltmarsh sparrow chicks had multiple fathers. Jorge Ribas gets the sordid details. Animals 02:49 January 29, 2010 17158 -
Animals that can mimic sound can also keep a beat, implying an evolutionary link between the two abilities. Jorge Ribas reports on the new study.
Birds Keep The Beat Animals that can mimic sound can also keep a beat, implying an evolutionary link between the two abilities. Jorge Ribas reports on the new study. News 02:36 April 30, 2009 48618 -
Jorge Ribas finds out how the flamingo gets its pink color, and whether its knees really do bend backwards.
Caribbean Flamingo Jorge Ribas finds out how the flamingo gets its pink color, and whether its knees really do bend backwards. News 03:37 September 18, 2009 11330 -
Feel like your parents play favorites along you and your siblings? Well, humans aren't the only species who might feel that way. Discovery News' Lori Cuthbert explains.
Feathered Family Problems Feel like your parents play favorites along you and your siblings? Well, humans aren't the only species who might feel that way. Discovery News' Lori Cuthbert explains. Animals 01:05 January 08, 2009 3331 -
Researchers and volunteers in eastern Arkansas set out on foot and in canoes, hoping to find the elusive - and some say extinct - Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Jorge Ribas reports.
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Search Continues Researchers and volunteers in eastern Arkansas set out on foot and in canoes, hoping to find the elusive - and some say extinct - Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Jorge Ribas reports. News 06:09 July 30, 2009 6895 -
Jorge Ribas is knee-deep in the Arkansas swamp, looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, a bird long considered the Holy Grail of bird watchers and ornithologists.
Bird of Magic and Science Jorge Ribas is knee-deep in the Arkansas swamp, looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, a bird long considered the Holy Grail of bird watchers and ornithologists. News 02:33 July 30, 2009 20093 -
Turkeys are more than just Thanksgiving dinner. James Williams shares five reasons they're our new favorite bird.
${video.episodeTitle} Turkeys are more than just Thanksgiving dinner. James Williams shares five reasons they're our new favorite bird. ${video.seriesTitle} 02:47 November 26, 2008 40591 -
The possible rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker has some in the birding community ecstatic, but others aren't sure the bird still exists. Jorge Ribas reports.
Ivory-bill's Existence in Question The possible rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker has some in the birding community ecstatic, but others aren't sure the bird still exists. Jorge Ribas reports. News 05:33 July 30, 2009 1692 -
Aircraft bird strikes are on the rise; two Canada geese brought down Flight 1549 into the Hudson recently. And the Smithsonian's Feather Identification Lab - BSI for short - is on the case. Kasey-Dee Gardner investigates the three ways the lab IDs.
When Birds Hit Planes Aircraft bird strikes are on the rise; two Canada geese brought down Flight 1549 into the Hudson recently. And the Smithsonian's Feather Identification Lab - BSI for short - is on the case. Kasey-Dee Gardner investigates the three ways the lab IDs. Tech 03:23 March 02, 2009 26880 -
A pair of endangered wattled cranes at the Smithsonian's National Zoo recently became parents. Jorge Ribas takes a closer look at the rare hatchling, the first ever born at the zoo. Originally filmed in March 2008.
Rare Cranes Give Birth at National Zoo A pair of endangered wattled cranes at the Smithsonian's National Zoo recently became parents. Jorge Ribas takes a closer look at the rare hatchling, the first ever born at the zoo. Originally filmed in March 2008. Animals 04:10 September 21, 2010 13251
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- Discovery News - Birds
- These winged, feathered animals can be found around the globe. Discovery News reports on the latest bird research.
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- The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute doubles as a center for troubled cranes, and researchers hope their breeding efforts could help the massive birds avoid extinction. Jorge Ribas visits the facility.
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