It's a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Bird House. The answer may surprise you!

Throughout the night, great potoos emit a loud, moaning growl that has earned the bird a mythical status, with some ...

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Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a ...

A New Brunswick non-profit that promotes biodiversity and sustainable ecology is asking people to be on the lookout for bank ...

Ancient mammals that lived in the time of dinosaurs were mostly the same dark-brown colour, according to a new study ...

Sparrows may be small, but their beauty is undeniable! Discover the most stunning sparrow species across the globe, each with ...

Male Galápagos yellow warblers appear to be shifting their behavior and adjusting their calls in response to the din of ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...

On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn't look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, and a ...

In extreme cold weather, small birds like chickadees must shiver all night to survive. Shivering produces heat by activating ...