A monitor lizard, or Varanus salvator, joins the bird in front of the lens, blundering into the clearing as the bird once again shoots up its feathers and charges the lizard before darting off, the ...

Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their evolution over time.

Birds Can Detect Predators Using Smell Date: April 28, 2008 Source: PLATAFORMA SINC Summary: Many animal species detect and avoid predators by smell, but this ability has been largely overlooked ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

Using boomboxes to amplify predator bird sounds in the wild, University of Florida researchers have found that smaller birds listen to vocal cues to avoid areas populated by predators. In her ...

Dr. Boom cautioned that kills occur all the time on the sides of mountains or high-elevation plateaus. But as far as a fight for survival involving predator and prey nearly 10,000 feet up in the sky?

A falcon was seen struggling downtown La Crosse Thursday morning. Residents were able to keep it safe until the Humane ...

Q: Are colorfully feathered male birds the target for predators — that is, colorful in order to draw attention away from the less colorful female birds? I have read that the colorful male birds are ...

New Zealand's native-bird BO is so pungent, it's alerting predators to the birds' presence, ongoing research shows. The smells may drive some species to extinction, unless conservationists take ...

When hundreds of birds crashed into the ground in Chihuahua, Mexico, many were left confused at the odd behavior. Experts share what could have sent those birds plummeting down.