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A California Gull Hitched a Ride on a Garbage Truck and Took an 80-Mile Journey to a Compost Facility. Then It Happened Again
GPS tracking data showed the bird zooming across bridges and interstates at 60 miles per hour on two occasions in 2018 ...
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Heuglin's Gulls reveal new migratory route linking Indian and Arctic Oceans
GPS tracking has revealed a previously undocumented migratory route of Heuglin's Gulls from Sri Lanka to the Arctic, spanning ...
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Look: Bird makes rare appearance in Dubai after 28 years
For the first time in 28 years, a Mediterranean Gull has been spotted at Dubai's Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, according to veteran wildlife expert Reza Khan. The rare sighting was made on July ...
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Southern Hemisphere Gull Seen in Wisconsin for the First Time, Drawing Tourists for a Rare Glimpse of the Out-of-Place Bird
The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery ...
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The truth about seagulls, the internet's most hated bird
From 2012 to 2019, the Department of Agriculture authorized the take of 130,000 gulls and several hundred thousand eggs, according to one study. And gull abuse is not uncommon in urban areas, and ...
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The Real Stars of the Papal Conclave: Seagulls - The New York Times
Three sea gulls, including a chick, were possibly the first beings on earth to learn that a new pope had been elected on Thursday. Minutes before white smoke bellowed out of the chimney of the ...