As with any animal species – some birds are more athletic than others and are able to soar to unimaginable heights. The 10 birds with the greatest flight capabilities are spotlighted in this amazing ...

Few sights feel as wild and lively as the rapid tap-tap-tap of a woodpecker at work on a tree trunk. For garden lovers who ...

: 6:15 p.m. With the flock of several hundred ostriches on the British Columbia farm co-owned by her mother shot dead in a ...

When it comes to copying R2-D2, the best bet seems to be small birds with small brains .

Barn owls are nocturnal birds of prey that are known for their distinctive heart-shaped faces and haunting calls. They’re not very large, with an average weight of only about a pound, but they are ...

When the world is quiet and the sun has just begun to rise as birds fill the air with songs. It is one of the most peaceful and beautiful moments in nature but if you have ever wondered why birds sing ...

Birds inspire us every day at Audubon. From long-distance migrants on journeys that span the hemisphere to endemic species that live only one place in the world, we admire them all. We owe a lot to ...

The Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner returns with an epic tale set in Polynesia a thousand years in the past.

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...

Fringe-lipped bats from Panama hunt like miniature lions, using a “hang-and-wait” strategy to capture large, energy-rich prey. High-tech biologging revealed they spend most of their time conserving ...

Officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation issued caution Friday following “numerous reports” of the Highly ...

A new international study led by researchers from Aarhus University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that small bats can be just as efficient predators as lions—and often ...