In a time when viral videos of rare wildlife moments capture millions of views within hours, animals that stand out for their ...

Large birds like eagles need large nests! Bald eagle nests are about 5 to 6 feet in diameter and 2 to 4 feet tall. If the tree is strong enough, they will use the same nest again and again ...

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

Black grouse and the lek When it is mating season for the black grouse males, they gather in a flock at fixed spots between ...

Aside from their strange horns, these birds also possess some interesting anatomy below the surface. Inside their bones and skin are tons of tiny air sacs that reduce the weight of these large ...

Past societies developed a range of weird and wonderful explanations for birds’ annual disappearance. Some thought they became barnacles, others that they hibernated in cliffs. As recently as ...

Ruffs are birds found across Eurasia. Ridley spots them in Arctic Norway. They look rather Elizabethan because of the ruff of feathers around their necks that act like ornaments. Ridley notices ...