When we think of birds, flying is usually the first thing that comes to mind– wings spread wide, gliding through the sky.

"I see the birds on the line, I hear that crack ... coming from where the bird is sitting on the line and then I look up just in time to see a bird just fall lifeless to the ground," Mark Hoehner ...

Illustration by TH Worthy and P. Scofield Of the 350 parrot species alive today, the heaviest is the kakapo, a flightless bird also native to New Zealand. But the extinct parrot, dubbed Heracles ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in ...

People often marvel at how much—and how little—intelligence is displayed in the animal kingdom. Often the subject of research ...

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A human can outrun a kākāpō over open ground, but they can run through thick forest faster than us, and can climb trees ...

Explore the incredible diversity of the avian world through 20 strange and fascinating birds that defy expectations with their unique appearances, behaviors, and abilities. From the mysterious Greater ...

ONE of the peregrine falcons at Christchurch Priory died after testing positive for bird flu. After the loss of two peregrine falcons, Christchurch Priory has confirmed that their female ...

Brazil, the world’s biggest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu last Friday. That triggered protocols for a country-wide trade ban from top buyer China and state-wide ...

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama participates in a Let's Move! Funny or Die game show taping with Billy Eichner of Billy on the Street and Big Bird at Safeway supermarket January 12, 2015 in Washington, ...