It is not a real surprise that the smallest birds in the world belong to the family Trochilidae, commonly known as hummingbirds. However, even within the hummingbird family, there are large ...

With over 10,000 species of birds worldwide, wings take on many forms to propel them differently. From swift flapping like a hummingbird to wings designed for gliding and soaring, like bald eagles, to ...

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

The Common Ostrich is a striking bird. Males boast black body feathers contrasted by white wing and tail plumes. Their long, bare necks and legs are pinkish-grey, and their heads are relatively small ...