Put that tongue back in, Jurassic Park!
How the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs spared ground-dwelling birds
Most birds could fly by that time — but it was the ones that couldn’t that survived.
How tooth wear sheds light on the predatory lives of dinosaurs
Not all dino teeth are made the same…
Mesozoic baby bird fossil sheds new light on evolution
It’s impressive that we can learn so much about something so fragile, from so long ago.
Birds of a feather — A story of Vikings and pillows
Identifying feathers could be extremely useful.
Firehawks: In Australia, birds of prey are intentionally setting the forests on fire
There’s a new arsonist in town — one with wings instead of hands.
Old-growth forests offer safe haven to bird species struggling with climate change
They’re really nice cool places for raising baby birds — or fo rest!
Researchers discover astonishingly intact, 48-million-year-old bird fats in fossilized gland
An incredible find.
Carefree Crow Hitches a Ride on the Back of Bald Eagle
Don’t mind me, just hitching a ride.
Book Review: ‘Birds of Kruger National Park’
It’s as good a bird book as any, and I’d recommend it to everyone visiting Kruger Park as well as other, similar, habitats across the continent.
Chinese pandas will slash over 2.74 tons of CO2 emissions in the next 25 yeas — because they’re solar plants
Best. Story. Ever.
Why do bird eggs come in so many different shapes ? Look to the wings, biologists say
The best predictor of long or pointy eggs is a bird’s flying ability.
Researchers show why flamingoes stand on one leg
It’s a pretty nice ability to have.
Why woodpeckers don’t get headaches
Despite the serious head banging, the woodpecker suffers no concussions or any kind of head injury. What’s this bird made of?
The Lyrebird is the best impersonator in the world: it can mimick other birds, but also chainsaws, theme songs, car alarms — anything, basically
Meet the incredible lyrebird from Australia. And you thought parrots were cool….
These migrating birds fly non-stop for six months
A truly amazing animal.
Flying quarter-sized RoboBee perches to save energy
Harvard roboticists made an insect-like flying robot that perches on ceilings to save energy, like bats, birds or butterflies.
City birds are smarter than country birds
As anyone who’s moved from the countryside to the city can testify, the transition isn’t easy.
Breeding birds use alligators to protect nests from egg-eaters
Breeding birds and alligators have developed an unlikely partnership, where the birds build their nests on alligator territory for protection.
Brilliant GIF shows how Humans, Birds and Insects Breathe
Three different ways to breathe: Mammals, birds and insects breathe in different ways, as exemplified above. Humans, as mammals, inhale by moving the diaphragm to lower the air pressure in the chest cavity and pull air into the lungs. The human chest cavity is always at a lower pressure than the outside environment. Birds on the other hand, have air