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Beyond their charming facade, certain bird species exhibit surprising aggression when threatened. Cassowaries, with their ...
Credit: Chester Zoo/Cover Images Scientists have discovered that the world’s most dangerous bird can call to its mate at frequencies humans can’t hear. In their native Australia cassowaries have built ...
Did you know that ospreys have stable mates? After migration they return to their nests to breed. In this episode of Smart ...
New research finds that territorial behavior and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at dawn, challenging traditional theories about dawn choruses. The study was published June 12 in ...
You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...
As housing developments begin to push deeper into Boiling Spring Lakes forests, developers risk colliding with the federally ...
Ornithologists at UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County are recruiting volunteers for Project Phoenix, a ...
Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...
Ithaca, NY— New research published today in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B finds that territorial behavior and diet help explain why some birds sing more often at ...
The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular ...
'A territorial bird just protecting its eggs' Tristan Boswell, another resident, said he was pecked in the head earlier this week in the evening when he was not wearing anything on his head.
'A territorial bird just protecting its eggs' Tristan Boswell, another resident, said he was pecked in the head earlier this week in the evening when he was not wearing anything on his head. "It's a ...