A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Some birds have the most peculiar calls. Learn about the kākāpō parrot and the booming sound it makes during mating season.

An odd-looking creature seen only on trail cameras in Mississippi proved to be even more stunning when it finally crossed ...

While some bat species have seen up to a 99% population decline, Rafinesque's big-eared bat has shown a strong resistance to ...

The Argentine black and white tegu lizard is a non-native, invasive species distributed throughout Florida through escapes or ...

Inspired by the anti-euthanasia pamphlets of Bishop Clemens von Galen, these young activists were members of the White Rose resistance ... “Also, my mother was Quaker, and I’ve always been ...

That night in Des Moines County, Iowa, an estimated 158,700 birds crossed the county, including snow geese, dark-eyed juncos, killdeers, white-throated sparrows, yellow-bellied sapsuckers ...

Immerse yourself in the world of parrots: a kaleidoscope of colour in the canopy, a burst of chatter as a flock gathers, and remarkable intelligence that leaves you amazed. They are striking, ...

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Soon, her milk would dry up or turn thick — tests would reveal the milk had twice the normal number of white blood cells ... where it had crossed over from birds into the sea-lion population ...

White is undoubtedly the most popular and universal go-to shade of paint in most homes around the world. But even white paint is not just white paint. There are a myriad of shades and undertones ...

Using an innovative approach that combined advanced technology, scientists developed a “robotic tutor,” a device capable of emitting the forgotten melody so that young birds could learn from it.