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African Grey Parrots are not for the faint of heart, mostly because of their very strong personalities. They're much smarter ...

A wild African bird that will famously lead people to trees filled with honeycomb seems to somehow learn the distinct whistles and calls of the human foragers who live near them. Scientists have long ...

COIMBATORE, India — To better understand Equatorial Guinea’s tropical birds, ornithologists Luke L. Powell and Patricia Rodrigues scan the ground rather than the trees. They are searching for nests of ...

Colin Beale receives funding from The Leverhulme Trust, Defra, USAID and the Natural Environment Research Council. Like millions of people around the world, I love watching birds. They’re so ...

Despite a gloomy and rainy debut Friday morning, hundreds of visitors showed out to the Houston Zoo for the opening of its Birds of the World exhibit. Highlighting birds native to different continents ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating ...

The authors concluded that as a group, Africa's diurnal raptors — those active during the day like eagles — "are facing an extinction crisis, with more than two-thirds of the species examined ...

Birds can be much more than just beautiful creatures in a cage. For many pet lovers, birds become cherished companions responsive, affectionate, and even playful. While not all birds crave human ...