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Why do pelicans have such large beaks compared with other birds?

Hein van Grouw from the Department of Zoology at the Natural History Museum, London, goes fishing with a bucket of tasty facts.
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Why was the discovery of the archaeopteryx specimen so controversial?

This really stirred up a storm. Check out why after the jump.
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Lyre bird Environment

Video: Superb lyre bird mimics car alarm

Watch David Attenborough report on the incredible sounds of the lyre bird and hear it mimic other animals, sounds of the forest and even a car alarm
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How did the dodo become extinct?

What fate befell this flightless bird?
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Why don’t woodpeckers get a headache?

Mark Pearson knocks on our door with the answer
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March of the pigeons Environment

Why do pigeons bob their heads when they walk?

Graham Madge was just bobbing along, singing a song, when we grabbed him in for the answer
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IB Penguin Whoah! Too cold! Environment

Why don’t some birds fly?

Amy Lewis flies our way with the answer
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Get involved! More of your questions answered by the experts at the Science Museum

Check out what’s going on here.
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