Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

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Scientists at Chester Zoo are testing a "tail-tagging" technique to help reintroduce a rare species into the wild. Last week, ...

With more than 50 species found in this small country, the hummingbirds of Costa Rica put on an amazing show. Here are eight ...

The snood is a weird, fleshy feature on a wild turkey's head that plays a key role in mating, breeding, and establishing ...

This Wilson's warbler, a small yellow-colored songbird, has a special field mark that makes it easy to identify—a black cap on top of its head!

The darkly comic Southern novelist kept a quiet practice in the visual arts. For the centenary of her birth, her paintings ...

When Oliver Hellowell was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome, doctors discovered he had three cardiac defects which ...

B7, the youngest member of the North Coast's California condor flock, has died from lead poisoning after just three months in ...

Wild Wille lost his beloved beater that way, along with his pet goat, Willamena, who he forgot was catching some z’s under the camper shell. He’s still wearing a black armband to this day. He was ...

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been ...