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Samuel E Wright, Tony-winning actor best known as the voice of Sebastian the Crab, passes away aged 74
Trendingdesk •Samuel E Wright's daughter, said the actor died peacefully at home after living with prostate cancer for three years.
Biologists, ingenious people flock together to save the endangered Colombian condor
•The condors are monogamous birds and the females lay only one egg every two to three years.
Population of insect-eating bird drops heavily in extracted Himalayan oak forests
Mongabay India •Forest dept and van panchayats should work together to find solutions to save both- dwellers and birds.
Tracking technology is giving new insights into the behavior of migrating birds
•Birds can spend long periods travelling with the same individuals, rejoining with them after separations.
Researchers have found a 99-million-year old bird fossil showing it having an extra-long toe
Tech2 News Staff •The fossilized bird was found in a lump of amber and lived 99 million years ago in mangroves.
Xiaomi denies authorising Lyft to use its electric scooters, might take legal action
Tech2 News Staff •Xiaomi does not authorise the Lyft to use its scooters, and will take legal action if it continues.
World Migratory Bird Day 2018: Favourite destinations to exotic species, take this quiz to check your knowledge of avian migration
Sunild •Celebrated globally on 12 May, the World Migratory Bird Day 2018, calls for securing and conserving the flyways used by the migratory birds. Take this quiz to check how well you are aware of this seasonal movement
Great Indian Bustard fights losing battle of survival as energy-hungry India embarks on renewable power overdrive
Indiaspend •The bustard lives on less than a third of the national park, where about 4 percent of park land is controlled by the forest department.
Air India flight makes emergency landing in Bhopal after bird hits one of its engines
Fp Archives •An Air India flight from Bhopal to Mumbai had to make an emergency landing minutes after its take-off from Raja Bhoj Airport in Bhopal.
Bye bye birdy: Novak Djokovic's surprise on-court visitor at Wimbledon
Fp Staff •Serbia's Novak Djokovic tries to shoo a bird from the court during his men's singles first round match.