Songbird species work together to mob predator owls, but only strike when the time is right Hannah Steiner January 31, 2023 Future research questions should study how the energetic cost of mobbing impacts the frequency of the behavior.
Planet's most unique birds at higher risk of extinction: Study of 99% of all living bird species Debbie Banks November 24, 2022 "If we do not take action to protect threatened species and avert extinctions, the functioning of ecosystems will be dramatically....
World's heaviest flying bird may be self-medicating on plants used in traditional medicine Debbie Banks November 23, 2022 Humans aren't the only species that self-medicates.
Bright colors in the animal kingdom: Why some use them to impress and others to intimidate Debbie Banks October 19, 2022 High up in a tree sits a bright red vermilion flycatcher. The males of this songbird species use their red....
Brain Evolution Clarifies Why Woodpeckers Peck Hannah Steiner September 22, 2022 Researchers say they’ve discovered new insights into how the woodpecker’s brain works.
Study links length of REM sleep to animals' body temperature Hannah Steiner September 15, 2022 Birds have the highest body temperature of any warm-blooded, or homeotherm, animal group at 41 degrees while getting the least....
Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish George Scott August 04, 2022 Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed nesting or tangled in our rubbish.