Birds are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, not crocodiles. Modern birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs. They ...

To find out, Elena Tena, a biologist at Doñana Biological Station in Seville, Spain, and her colleagues attached ultra-light ...

Cowbirds also closely follow livestock and catch insects disturbed by the large animals’ movements and feed upon seeds that ...

A campaign against the illegal killing of birds of prey in the Yorkshire Dales has been launched. The Friends of the Dales' ...

The recording gives it away. First, a sudden plunge in altitude, then distressed bird calls before a prolonged series of ...

During spring and fall migrations, billions of birds take to the night skies. The high-altitude darkness protects them from ...

Police are investigating after a sparrowhawk was found poisoned in Aberdeenshire. A member of the public found the dead bird of prey in woods near Lumphanan on Saturday 6 September. Police Scotland ...

Frank Fabbro, a fall waterbird counter for the Audubon at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in Paradise, spotted the ...

After nearly 25 years of investigation, scientists have solved the mystery. Europe’s largest bat not only eats small birds, it hunts and catches them more than a kilometer above the ground—and ...

Nature's most cunning predators don't always rely on brute force. This article reveals ten incredible animals that master deception, using mimicry, ca ...

When hurricanes pass over the ocean they churn up creatures from the deep – a chance to feast for predators brave enough to ...