Large flightless birds of the southern continents -- African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, South American rheas and the New Zealand kiwi -- do not share a common flightless ancestor as ...

When we think of birds we imagine the few creatures that have actually mastered the art of flying. But it may surprise you to know that there are more than 60 species of bird alive today that cannot ...

At least 40 bird families with flightless species roamed the Earth before a vast majority of them went extinct due to human-driven pressures, scientists have said. According to a study led by ...

There would be at least four times as many flightless bird species on Earth today if it were not for human influences, finds a study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in Science Advances, ...

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