New findings suggest the tweets of a little song sparrow and its "bird brain" are a lot more complex and akin to human language than anyone realized.
A set of tools called Movebank makes it easier to gather and manage massive amounts of animal tracking data.
A new study suggests that, like modern birds, some dinosaurs brightly colored skin or scales and used the color to find a mate.
Silicone shoes cast from 3D-printed molds treat pododermatitis, or "bumblefoot," in birds of prey in a wildlife park.
A new robot that can perch and carry objects like a bird could one day be used for search and rescue and wildfire monitoring, engineers say.
Some of Darwin's finch nestlings have a yellow beak. The discovery of why that is may offer clues about the differences in how species evolve.
As early as 18,000 years ago, people in New Guinea may have collected cassowary eggs near maturity and then raised the birds to adulthood.
Researchers examined over 4,000 laying hens to find widespread broken keel bones. The culprit, they say, are too large eggs and too small hens.
A free-flight training that teaches parrots to follow simple commands could help with conservation efforts like safely releasing the birds into the wild.
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