Scientists study half-male, half-female cardinal in Illinois

Scientists study half-male, half-female cardinal in Illinois
Macomb, Ill. (UPI) Dec 29, 2014 - Between 2008 and 2010, researchers tracked and studied a rare bird - a gynandromorphic Northern cardinal. Gynandromorphism is a condition whereby an animal presents both male and female characteristics. That was the case for this unique Midwest cardinal, who featured female plumage on its right side and male plumage on its left side. Because the cardinal color split (half white, half r ... more

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