Dark plumage helps birds survive on small islands

Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

Animal populations on islands tend to develop weird traits over time, becoming big (like Galapagos tortoises) or small (like extinct dwarf elephants) or losing the ability to fly (like the flightless parrots of New Zealand).

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