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For Some Male Pheasants, Love Really Is Blind. Their Elaborate Feathers That Impress Females Also Obstruct Their Vision
The adornments on the heads of male Lady Amherst’s and golden pheasants partially block their sight, according to new ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Aviary is introducing visitors to Wanda, a critically endangered Vietnam pheasant chick that hatched this spring. The aviary announced on Wednesday that its veterinary ...
The male Lady Amherst's pheasant knows how to put on a show when it comes to attracting mates. As well as elaborate courtship displays, they will unfurl their golden feathers to form a cape around ...
From the shapeless bulbous blobfish to the white, fuzzy-armed yeti crab, some animals live up to their name. The same is true for the Malay Crestless Fireback. Males of the pheasant species, native to ...
When you think of pheasants in Colorado, you might think of hunting. And the hunting season for the game bird is underway in the state. Because of a warm and dry spring, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is ...
A rare Reeves's pheasant was recently spotted in a residential English garden, highlighting the striking bird's beauty and vulnerability. Photographed by locals in Wiltshire, England, the impressive ...
A week or so ago, we saw a large, brown, leggy bird as we crossed the Ashton Bridge over the Henry’s Fork. She was picking up grit alongside the road, and we immediately recognized her as a hen ...
Last Saturday, our woodcock, grouse and pheasant seasons opened. Sadly, there just aren’t enough wild woodcock and grouse anymore for our large and concentrated hunting population. To the delight of ...
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