Many of our birds are cavity nesters, that is, they nest in holes in trees and fence posts. Woodpeckers can use their strong ...

Charity Manx BirdLife which runs the reserve said that sand martins, small migratory birds, currently nest in the working quarry near the reserve. However, due to a changing landscape, the sites ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found ...

The nonprofit organization Tasmanian Land Conservancy shared a series of photos of a bird's nest made with twigs, feathers, and a bright blue plastic wire.

BOMDILA, 16 Mar: A shocking discovery was made in Chug valley in West Kameng district, where an abandoned bird’s nest partially built with plastic materials was found. This unsettling revelation ...

A wildlife rescue said it was not accepting seagulls with unknown illnesses into its care after a "sudden increase" in birds displaying "concerning symptoms". Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue said it ...

Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin appears like a voracious giant, streamlined like a torpedo, chasing and ...

Today, dodo DNA survives in natural history museum specimens. In 2022, scientists assembled the first dodo genome , using an exceptionally preserved specimen housed in a collection in Denmark.

In Indonesian folklore, a sparrow flying into someone's home symbolizes good luck. If the bird built a nest in the home, it meant that a wedding would happen in the home soon. Eagles are arguably some ...