READ MORE: Everglades wading birds have a banner nesting season, thanks to heavy rainfall The recent lows follow a banner year, a trend that scientists say is not unexpected. Because they forage ...

The Everglades are the result of an unusual and inefficient drainage system. The waters of Florida’s Kissimmee River flow into Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in the South and one of the ...

In the wild, wild world of Florida wildlife management, it’s come to this: robot rabbits versus invasive super-snakes. Yes, ...

Birds of prey are apex predators, ruling the skies with razor-sharp talons and wings giant enough to envelop a full-grown man. They spend their lives at the top of the food chain because they have ...

The cells helps the snakes absorb the bones of their prey — and might show up in other animals that chomp their meals whole.

The two are known solely from the tarsometatarsus, the foot bone between the ankle and the toes. Based on its dimensions, the larger of the two birds, called Avisaurus darwini, may have been the ...