Elephants Killing Raised Science 
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2012
In 1856 Wahlberg was killed by an Elephant near Lake Ngami in Botswana without ever publishing an account of his travels, but fellow Swede Carl Sundevall catalogued his collection at the Stockholm Museum and described the birds Wahlberg collected. In 1964, Clancey’s “Birds of Natal and Zululand” raised the total to 590.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). .’s ’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. Jarvis et al.
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