Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young, cleaning their feathers, defending themselves and eating (of course). But while birders have been able to pin down ...
The bird world has some of the funkiest displays when it comes to attracting a mate. From building elaborate nests to impress ...
Beak size? Body size? Geography? To answer some of these questions, researchers analyzed over 140,000 bird vocalizations from all over the world to try to peck out some kernels of knowledge about bird ...
Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. Our education ...
Living bird species also have no teeth, although some species – often aquatic ones – have ridges on their beaks. These may function similarly to simple teeth by helping the birds to hold on to ...
We estimate about 18,000 dead baby elephant seals." Dead from bird flu. And it wasn't just elephant seals. There were terns – ...
From building elaborate nests to impress or mastering the moves of a dance, the birds of planet Earth know how to shake their tail feathers. Now it seems they’ve been putting on more of a visual ...