#Avian

British Hen Welfare Trust

BHWTOfficial

IMPORTANT THREADThe 3 Chief Veterinary Officers in the UK are now introducing a legal requirement for all poultry and captive bird keepers to keep their birds housed or otherwise separate

A.M.

bhalomanush

Why do so many pandemics originate in southern China? It is possible to answer this question without being xenophobic or promoting conspiracy theories. It boils down to two main reasons.1.

Borja Esteve Altava

B_Esteve_Altava

So far this year, 3 independent labs have published research using #anatomical #networks to study the evolution of #vertebrate #morphologyLet's have a look at them! Thread (1) Birds have peramorphic

Thijs Kuiken

thijskuiken

1/11 Now that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 has arrived in Europe again, some questions arise. What do 'H5N8' and 'highly pathogenic' mean? And where does the virus come from?On

Ashton Merck

awmerck

A darkly funny thing about avian leukosis is that when it emerged it was initially referred to as "chicken cancer" so I have a bunch of frantic letters from people

lucisandwich 🍞

sandalphobe

There are biological differences between certain pain perception receptors in birds and mammals. The TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily, member 1) receptor, also known as the capsaicin receptor, is

Sentient Media

Sentient_Media

As we continue to battle #COVID19, birds worldwide are catching #BirdFlu.The outbreak of avian flu is an example of how intensive #farming enables zoonotic diseases to spread among animals and

u1

yuanalbano28

Why haven't we discovered any dinosaur fossils in the Philippines?A thread! Read to know our OFFICIAL National Dinosaur. Well, technically. The Philippines literally did not exist when the dinosaurs were

Allison Salas

salasphorus

#ClimateCrisis Alert! HUNDREDS of dead birds have been reported throughout the state of New Mexico over the past two weeks or so. Please read this thread and retweet! (1/9) #TeamBird

Steve Stewart-Williams

SteveStuWill

You might not have noticed but there's been quite a lot about COVID on @Twitter lately. For a change of pace, here's a thread about CORVIDS (i.e., crows, ravens, etc.).First

Jyrki21

Jyrki21

If you get a chance to listen to the @roxyfever episode reviewing the original Mighty Ducks movie, it's a fun ride, along with @CodySevertson. It also reminded me how that

Katy Kelleher

KatyKelleher

A thread of calming beauty (I plan to update all day if I can). First up: a classic OKeefe that feels infinite & dreamy The Seine at Dawn, Charles Angrand

Live Law

LiveLawIndia

#SupremeCourt's CJI Bobde led bench is hearing a plea seeking inter alia, declaration of the entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic species as "legal entities" having a distinct persona

Iris 🎄Shackleton

irisshackleton

My landlord is awesome. I told him about a little nest of sparrows in the roof and we chatted about when it would be a good time to evict them.

Gabriel Foley

birdnirdfoley

One of the problems with the approach of @AmOrnith towards #BirdNamesForBirds is that, despite their statements about the importance of diversity and inclusion to them, they are not treating diversity

Tomas Pueyo

tomaspueyo

The main concern I'm hearing right now: What if new COVID variants keep evolving so much that vaccines can't keep up and we end up in a situation like the

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