How to Build a Bird
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Instructor: Eloise Hunt
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Level: Beginner
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Number of chapters: 12
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Length: 1 hour 12 minutes
Learn
In this course, explore:
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how birds evolved from their dinosaur ancestors
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why birds lost their teeth and developed beaks
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the origins of flight and competing scientific theories
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how feathers evolved for more than just flying
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the impact of climate change on bird populations today
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how birds survived the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs
Course plan
Meet your scientist
Eloise Hunt
Eloise Hunt is a PhD student at the Natural History Museum, London and Imperial College London, specialising in the evolution of birds from their dinosaur ancestors.
Her research focuses on the early radiation of birds during the Cretaceous period, using fossils from key sites in China and other parts of the world.
By combining anatomical analysis, phylogenetics, and advanced imaging techniques such as micro-CT scanning, she investigates how flight-related features like feathers, wings, and skeletal adaptations evolved. Through this work, Eloise is shedding light on the deep evolutionary history of modern birds and their place in the wider story of vertebrate evolution.
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