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At a public high school in Charleston, West Virginia, Camille Pratt teaches biology and uses birds to illustrate anatomy and flight. She has taught secondary science for 16 years. Pratt, who keeps a home reef aquarium, holds a master’s degree in education.

Which Birds Can’t Fly? The Science of Flightlessness
How Does Bird Flu Affect Birds and Their Populations?
Why Are Female Cardinals Brown? The Scientific Reasons
Are There Black Owls? The Science of Melanism in Birds
Can Birds See Colors? How Their Unique Vision Works
Why Do Bowerbirds Build Such Elaborate Bowers?
How Intelligent Are Pigeons? What the Science Actually Says
Why Do Geese Honk When They Fly? A Scientific Look
Why Do Ducks Have Green Heads? The Science of Iridescence
How Do Birds Hear? The Science of Avian Auditory Perception
Why Are Birds Scared of Humans? A Scientific Look
How Does a Woodpecker Protect Its Brain From Damage?
What Do Birds Carry? Pathogens, Parasites, and More
Do Birds Sneeze and When Is It a Health Concern?
Do Birds Have Vocal Cords? How Birds Produce Sound
Why Are Seagulls So Aggressive? A Biological Explanation
Can Birds Hear Ultrasonic Sound? Avian Hearing Explained
Do Geese Mourn Their Dead? The Science of Goose Grief
Why Do Small Birds Attack Hawks and Other Raptors?
Do Birds Really Understand What They Say?
Why Are Robin Eggs Blue? The Science Behind Their Color
How Birds Lay Eggs: A Step-by-Step Look at Formation
Why Exactly Do Birds Wiggle Their Heads?
Do Birds Taste Spicy Food? A Look at Their Biology
Do Male Cardinals Change Color? The Science of Red Feathers
Why Do Hummingbirds Hum? The Science Behind the Sound
Do Birds Have Periods and Why Might They Bleed?
How Is a Sand Grouse Able to Carry Water?
How Intelligent Are Doves? A Look at Their Minds
Why Do Ducks Change Color? The Science of Plumage Shifts