The 5.9-magnitude quake, which injured hundreds, struck Gansu Province around midnight. Survivors huddled in the freezing cold, setting fires to keep warm.
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The bird, which sought prey in a part of China 6 million years ago, had eyes shaped in a way that suggest it was not nocturnal like most owls living today.