A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

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A pair of scientific papers has identified the same single gene as the source of red colouring in birds. The gene makes an enzyme that lets the birds convert yellow pigments, which they eat, into red ...

When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think “predator” and then react? Or do they automatically freeze or fly away because that’s what they’re wired to do?

Three male and two female zebra finches, including two mating pairs. Females are typically all gray, though here one female is a white morph. Males are colorful, with red cheeks, zebra stripes on ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A runaway pet zebra flew through the sky on its way home after spending a week on the loose and becoming an internet sensation along the way. "Ed the Zebra" arrived at his home ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said. Musk’s ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said. Ed the ...

A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee and became an internet sensation in the process was captured Sunday, authorities said. Ed the Zebra was captured safely ...

An escaped zebra that has been on the run in Tennessee for over a week, has finally been found and returned home. According to the Associated Press, Ed, the zebra, was located by authorities on Sunday ...