‘Murder hornets’ wiped out in North America in rare victory
The world’s largest hornet, native to Asia, had arrived mysteriously in 2019, but intense eradication efforts prevented the ...
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Turkey Vulture
The most widespread vulture in North America, the turkey vulture is locally called “buzzard” in many areas. A turkey vulture standing on the ground can, at a distance, resemble a wild turkey.
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Gobble Gobble: Did you know you wild turkeys can fly up to 60 mph? This and other cool facts about America's coveted bird
27—On Thanksgiving, plenty of folks will have turkey for the main course ... Some of the larger birds in North America, males, or "toms," can weigh 18 to 30 pounds while females, or "hens ...
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Turkeys survived colonization and near extinction. Now they're declining again, puzzling scientists
As colonists landed in North America in the 1600s ... in Ecology & Evolution estimates that the population of one species of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) found in the East declined ...
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American Elm
Its native range extends along the eastern coast of North America from central Florida to Nova Scotia and reaches as far west as Montana. Within its range, this species is typically found on moist ...