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The high-tech birds can see 99 million more colors than we can. Birds are awesome. They fly (well, most of them do), they form massive swarms, and they’re basically living dinosaurs. But puffins, ...

While studying a bird called a twite, ornithologist Jamie Dunning got sidetracked and discovered something incredible in puffin beaks. "Originally it was a bit of a mess around," Dunning told Newsweek ...

An incredible photo of a puffin reveals that the birds' beaks actually have a fluorescent quality to them. Evidently, a part of their beaks glow bright blue when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light.

Tufted puffins regulate their body temperature thanks to their large bills, an evolutionary trait that might explain their capacity to fly for long periods in search for food. Tufted puffins regulate ...

In Washington, the tufted puffin has seen a 90% reduction in population in recent decades, with fewer than 2,000 of the birds ...

From how fast they fly to how long they live, learn all about these quirky, big-beaked birds with fun puffin facts.

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Birds are awesome. They fly (well, most of them do), they form massive swarms, and they’re basically living dinosaurs. But puffins, which are already cool because they’re birds, just got a whole lot ...

Puffins don’t need sunglasses. Despite the glare off the shining sea and snow, these lil birds have managed to survive for many years without the aid of fashionable eyewear. It is scientists, not ...