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A view of a taxidermy bird drone for wildlife monitoring developed by researchers at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, U.S. March 22, 2023.
A view of a taxidermy bird drone for wildlife monitoring developed by researchers at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro, New Mexico, U.S. March 22, 2023.

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  • Scientists in New Mexico are working to turn taxidermic birds into drones to study flight patterns.
  • For now, the bird drone prototype can fly for a maximum of 20 minutes, scientists told Reuters.
  • The research has no relation to the Gen Z conspiracy that "Birds Aren't Real," a project lead told Insider.

The birds aren't real, but their bodies are. 

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