Benoit Mandelbrot, the father of fractals, has died at the age of 85. (see an amazing Science paper by Mandelbrot here)
(see a modest application of fractal geometry to ornithology here)

Thieving parrots hatch a plan to unlock food

NewScientist

Pigeons usually let best navigator take the lead


ScienceNews

For Britain's bird watchers, the final hours of the Lady of the Loch have become a real life drama which has eclipsed the most highly charged episode of EastEnders.
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Tens of thousands of people have followed the trust's blog as she started to show clear signs of dehydration and advanced age. She has seemed confused, listless and in discomfort; appearing unsure how to feed her latest two chicks, both still entirely dependent on Lady and her current, 10-year-old mate.
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