This Might Ruffle Some Feathers

Once almost hunted to extinction for their feathers, the Great Egret is now thriving thanks to conservation efforts led by the Audubon Society more than a century ago.

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DIGG + AUDUBON Let's Talk About Birds! A Letter From Today's Guest Editor digg.com Audubon is guest curating Digg today. Read a letter from their site director and editor Andrew Del-Colle. RARE OR MEDIUM RARE? AUDUBON'S LOGO BIRD! How The Great Egret Made An Even Greater Comeback biographic.com Once almost hunted to extinction for their feathers, the Great Egret is now thriving thanks to conservation efforts led by the Audubon Society more than a century ago. WE WANT TO BELIEVE A Quixotic Cuban Quest To See If The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Still Exists audubon.org It's been more than 70 years since the last confirmed sighting of the elusive bird, but believers hold out hope that it lives on the island. So a birder, ornithologist, writer, and photographer set off on an extreme adventure through the muck and memories of Eastern Cuba. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW The Five Unsolved Mystery Species In John James Audubon's 'Birds Of America' nytimes.com The ornithologist and artist painted from nature, yet the stars of several of his stunning bird folios are unrecognizable to experts. STYLE WE DIGG | SPONSORED Finding Fitness Gear Shouldn't Be A Workout wantable.com Wantable's brand new Fitness Edit subscription helps you discover the best fitness apparel by sending curated pieces directly to you. Try before you buy and then send back whatever you don't want. BIRDS LOVE TO DANCE NOT CGI You Really Need To See A Male Costa's Hummingbird Impress A Lady digg.com Is that a purple squid on your face, or are you just happy to see me? GETTIN' LEKKY The Greater Sage-Grouse's Mating Dance Might Make You Uncomfortable digg.com One word: Chesticles. CURIOUS AND CURIOUSER FIFTY SHADES OF JAY How Birds Inspired The Pantone Color Palette hyperallergic.com The first Pantone color chart came from a surprising source: a self-published ornithology book. BADGERS, BATS, AND BIRDS! The Fascinating Story Behind Oregon's Secret Desert Watering Holes For Wildlife audubon.org Attracting all kinds of animals, the "guzzlers" were created by the government more than half a century ago and are kept running by a dedicated team of volunteers. RIP GREAT AUK What's A Woggin? A Bird, A Word, And A Linguistic Mystery atlasobscura.com Whalers wrote about woggins all the times, but no one today knew what they were. To crack the mystery, experts used clues from centuries-old shipping logs, magazines, and school notebooks. VIDEO OF THE DAY CUE THE SLAYER Why The Shrike Is The Most Metal Songbird digg.com There's a reason it's earned the nickname "the butcherbird." We hope the rest of the weekend flies by like a woodcock: slowly. (Look it up, the woodcock really is the slowest flying bird.) View the Edition at Digg.com »

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Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The Olympics are actually bad, "Half-Life 3" is never coming out and whiteboard interviews are stupid.​

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Mar 03

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PICKING YOUR BATTLES WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK There Will Never Be A 'Half-Life 3', And Other Facts digg.com Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The Olympics are actually bad, "Half-Life 3" is never coming out and whiteboard interviews are stupid.​ THE EMERALD SHITTY The Curse Of The 750-Pound Bahia Emerald wired.com The gigantic gem is leaving a trail of chaos behind it. YOU'RE TERMINATED Arnold Schwarzenegger Picks His Next Fight mensjournal.com How Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is nearly 70 years old, one of America's highest-profile environmental activists. WATCHES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Your Closet's About To Look Like An Episode Of MTV's Cribs wristsociety.com Wrist Society sends you a new watch every month. No, really. For $29, they'll send you a brand new watch straight to your door (and wrist). Keep the watch and cancel anytime —just be ready for some head turners needing to know, "where'd you get that watch?" SYSTEMS OF A DOWN THINK OF THE DELAYS One Year Of Air Traffic Around The World, Visualized digg.com There are roughly 30 million flights and 2.8 billion air passengers every year. This impressive visualization is a cool way to sort through that mass of data. A RICKETY SERIES OF TUBES How A Typo Took Down S3, The Backbone Of The Internet theverge.com Earlier this week, much of the internet ground to a halt when the servers that power them suddenly vanished. And it was all thanks to a typo. SPACE CAN GET EVEN LONELIER What Happens When The Universe Gets Too Big? bldgblog.com There will be a point, in the very far future, at which all galaxies will be so far apart that they will no longer be visible from one another. WEEKEND TIPS LOOKING FOR A NEW GAME? Reviews: 'The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild' Is A Masterpiece digg.com LOOKING FOR A MOVIE TO WATCH? Reviews: 'Logan' Defies Being Super In Favor Of Being Human digg.com VIDEO OF THE DAY LET US PREY Watch An Eagle Hunt Down A Fox From A GoPro Strapped To Its Back digg.com An important reminder from GoPro that eagles are as savage as they are majestic. IN THE NEWS All The Trump News You Need To Know Today Snap's Two Co-Founders Are Now Worth $5.3 Billion Each After IPO Jewish Cemetary In Rochester Vandalized, Third This Week Pence Used Personal Email For State Business - And Was Hacked Former NAACP Leader Rachel Dolezal Gets A New African Name FROM THE DIGG STORE Simple, Reasonably-Priced Items That Will Make Your Life Much, Much Easier digg.com Each week we try to offer you a few suggestions on some things you can buy that will, honestly, just make your life easier and less hectic. That's a wrap on this e-mail and the work week (well, almost). Have a lovely weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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