Animals have played a multitude of roles in the City of London’s 2,000-year history, so there is a veritable menagerie of ...

Charles Darwin predicted the existence of a moth with a long tongue based on a comet orchid's nectar spurs. This was ...

The bird world has some of the funkiest displays when it comes to attracting a mate. From building elaborate nests to impress or mastering the moves of a dance, the birds of planet Earth know how ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

A 68-million-year-old Antarctic fossil revealed the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis iaai, a duck-sized diver with traits ...

Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. Our education ...

Biermann, W. H., and Voous, K. H., Birds Observed and Collected during the Whaling Expeditions of the Willem Barendsz in the Antarctic (1946–1947 and 1947–48).

Well-stocked bird feeders help to supplement birds’ food when it's in short supply. Throughout the winter months, high-fat foods and water are in short supply but even through the spring and summer, a ...

Q: The amount of effort that goes into a Christmas Bird Count varies quite a bit across years and count circles. How do you deal with this issue when you calculate abundance trends? How do you know ...

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