Zebra finches don’t just mimic sounds—they understand them, revealing surprising insights into animal communication and cognition.

When a bird spots a predator and emits an alarm call, do its neighbors think "predator" and then react? Or do they automatically freeze or fly away ...

In studying animal communication, it’s hard to know whether animals react instinctively to the vocalizations of others or ...

Discover the world’s most gorgeous pink birds — from flamingos to robins — that paint nature’s canvas with their rosy hues ...

More than 60 years later, we can still wake up to the sound of birdsong, but as ubiquitous as the dawn chorus is, it’s not totally clear why birds do it. Now, a new study (yet to be peer reviewed) ...

Australian scientists have confirmed a theory from the 1950s about the evolution of birds. They found bird species which have many colours in their plumage evolve into new species at a faster rate ...

Amendments to the EPBC Act means the minister can approve a project in the “national interest” no matter its destructive ...

Are we in Italy or Spain or France? Our villa, a member of the well-regarded Elite Havens collection, is ornate and palatial.

The Outdoors Calendar publishes submitted information on hunting, fishing, hiking and other outdoors events. Email details to [email protected]; send to LNP, Attn: Sports, P.O. Box 1328, Lancaster, ...

Revenge begets tragedy in the gruesome “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley. The spectacular production opened Halloween night to an enthusiastic ...

A Purple Finch in the middle of molting makes for a strange picture but is an essential part of the bird's life.

Australia's Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch is relishing the return of fans to Wellington Regional Stadium for the ...