What do Wilson’s bird-of-paradise, the red-necked tanager, and the keel-billed toucan all have in common? They are all ...

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

Finding a mate is hard in the animal kingdom! As these strangest animal mating rituals show, it sometimes gets even more ...

In the spring of 2023, we returned to Península Valdés, a rugged coastal region in Argentine Patagonia, expecting to witness the familiar sights and ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep.

Some animals form lifelong pair bonds that run deeper than simple mating. These connections shape how they live, move, and ...

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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Imagine stepping out into your garden on a sunny spring morning, only to spot a little songbird stumbling through the grass like a confused toddler. While it may look like something out of a funny ...