bird

illness

Bird flu virus now discovered in seagulls in Berlin

The aggressive bird flu H5N8 had already spread into several German states, and was detected in Berlin and Brandenburg on Friday.

offbeat

Police snap parrot going at 1.5 times speed limit

Police in Zweibrücken in western Germany were puzzled when their speed trap was set off although no cars were on the road. But they were even more surprised to see what had triggered it.

research

Birds shun matchmaking scientists to find love

For zebra finches, being set up with a mate just isn’t the same as choosing their own lover, researchers in Bavaria have found.

zoo

Rare ibis trained to migrate over the Alps

After years of painstaking work by scientists, a rare bird has made an unassisted migratory flight over the Alps for the first time in centuries.