By. Any visitors to Norwich market will be familiar with the scraggy grey birds that infest the square in an endless mission to procure a greasy chip. These bedraggl ...

Kākāpō breeding depends on rare rimu mast years. With 2026 forecast as a mega mast, conservation teams prepare for a critical ...

Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in many animals. Learn what it means, how it varies, and why human labels can mislead.

From spraying mates with urine to changing one's sex, these are the most intriguing courtships in the animal kingdom.

Florida’s House voted late Wednesday to establish the American flamingo as the new state bird, a step toward knocking the ...

Avian malaria is spreading across Hawaiʻi in a way scientists didn’t fully grasp until now: nearly every forest bird species can help keep the disease alive. Researchers found the parasite at 63 of 64 ...

New research led by the University of Michigan is painting a more comprehensive picture of how noise pollution is impacting ...

MADISON - Wisconsin lawmakers are again trying to create a hunting season for sandhill cranes, much to the dismay of crane lovers and the enthusiasm of hunters. The Senate Committee on Financial ...

All birds reproduce by laying eggs. Some, like many precocial birds, lay about a dozen eggs in their nests. Many have multiple nests each breeding season, but they have smaller clutches. Robins, of ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a paper featured on ...

Bird mites are tiny parasites that feed on birds but can come into contact with humans. Bird mites do not live on humans and will die without a blood meal from birds. If you suspect bird mites but ...