Sentences with phrase «become modern birds»

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It is becoming increasingly difficult to deny him a place along with Bird and Magic and Jordan in the modern - day NBA pantheon.

The return of the gilded free agent to the city he spurned has become a modern NBA tradition, marked by boo - birds, video montages and awkward ovations.

Modern birds have several flying styles: They can soar on thermals like hawks and albatrosses, glide and flap like storks, or explode from the ground like pheasants and roadrunners, flapping their wings to become airborne for a few hundred meters before landing.

Why only some of them survived to become modern - day birds remains a mystery.

Dunne continued: «We now know that the rainiforest collapse was crucial in paving the way for amniotes, the group which ultimately gave rise to modern mammals, reptiles and birds, to become the dominant group of land vertebrates during the Permian period and beyond.»

He gives unexpected substance to his nearly weightless subject, traveling from Chinese fossil beds — which provide a fascinating look at the relationship between plumed dinosaurs and modern birds — to a Seattle factory where duck and goose down becomes insulation.

Not only does the bird look nearly modern, but it was apparently a water dweller, showing that «ancient birds became specialized in their respective habits» very early, says paleontologist Luis Chiappe of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in California.

Meanwhile, customers are becoming more educated about the care of pets, and they are seeking roomier bird cages, often with added features such as cage guards, extra dishes, play tops and multiple doors, all styled to fit well in the modern home.

I don't understand how people can be so concerned about birds becoming mush with modern wind turbines, especially ones this big.