How parasitic cuckoos lay host-matching eggs while remaining a single species

European cuckoos lay very different eggs depending on the host species. Genetic analyses have revealed how this adaptation is ...
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Are Eggs Safe to Eat amid the Bird Flu Outbreak? Here Are Alternatives to Try as They Remain in Short Supply

Cartons of brown eggs packaged at a plant. The country has continued to be impacted by the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. Due to farmers being ...
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Once-Extinct Bird Is Now Laying Eggs in the Wild for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years

A once-extinct bird is laying eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. Sihek, a now-endangered bird returned to the wild in 2024, has laid wild eggs in its new home in Hawaii, according ...
Phys.org

On the front lines against bird flu, egg farmers say they're losing the battle

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck's Poultry Ranch wasn't sure how the family egg producer (one of the largest in the U.S., in business for ...
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Egg Farmers Say They’re Losing the Battle Against Bird Flu

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch wasn’t sure how the family egg producer (one of the largest in the U.S., in business for ...