Austin's own Bird Barber Shop owner Michael Portman discusses how Austin provided the environment to grow his small business to a booming one.
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Why Bird Fathers Are Superior
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Scientists (finally) figure out why birds don't crash into each other.
It’s a simple question that you’ve probably never thought about: with all those birds flying around, how come you never see two birds crash mid-air? To answer this question, researchers put parakeets (aka budgerigars) into an air tunnel and had them fly towards each other. They found that birds have evolved a simple way to …
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The girl who gets gifts from birds
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