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Cuckoo wasps that lived alongside dinosaurs were metallic green just like they are today

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Even after 99 million years, turns out some things never change.  Cuckoo wasps were shades of metallic green 99 million years ago just like they are today, a study of extraordinarily-preserved insects trapped in amber has revealed. The specimens from Myanmar — which also included beetles, ants and a soldier fly — largely retained the colours … Read more

Cuckoo named Carlton II sets record by flying 4,677 miles from Africa to England in seven days

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Cuckoo beats the clock! Bird named Carlton II smashes migration record by flying 4,677 miles from Africa to England in seven days Carlton II became the fastest to make the trip after he arrived in Carlton Marshes, Suffolk  British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) tracked his journey with two other cuckoos His name came from his … Read more

Tiny sedge warbler taunts a cuckoo twice his size in this year’s best nature photograph

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Cuckoo do you think you are? Tiny sedge warbler taunts a bird twice his size in this year’s best nature photograph – with a cute red squirrel, giant manta ray and a bizarre blue gecko among the stunning finalists British photographer Keith Bannister captured the incredible image of a warbler taking on a cuckoo in … Read more