Natural Selections

Strange relations: Birds get a whole new family tree


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Whippoorwills and hummingbirds are close kin. And penguins, who only walk and swim, are cousins to the albatross which only flies. Who knew? A new classification system for birds looks at their genetics as well as their anatomy.Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss bird evolution.
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Natural SelectionsBy NCPR: North Country Public Radio

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