Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

There are some strange mating rituals in the wild. Birds court through dance and song, and some males fight for females’ ...

Explore how the vulturine guinea fowl’s striking blue and white feathers serve more than beauty. From structural coloration ...

Most, but not all, species of gull live in coastal areas. There are in fact some mountaineers within the gull family, says Beki Hooper. Ivory gulls sometimes breed on mountainous Arctic peaks, known ...

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Aside from the cold and darkness, a long winter can wear on birders eager for the excitement of spring, when avians are their loudest and most colorful all for the sake of winning a mate. But not all ...

Tracking bald eagle migrations for several years revealed that the birds begin to fly north in the summer and fly south again in the winter. While these migratory tendencies are associated with ...