New facts about flightless birds reported
Monday, September 8, 2008 - 13:49
in Biology & Nature
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say flightless birds known as ratites, such as Australian emus, don't share a common ancestor as once believed.
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