Birds are some of the most diverse and unique creatures on the planet. With so many different species, each one has its own unique traits. One example is the superb lyrebird, whose mimicking abilities ...

Rats are a scourge on island wildlife all over the world. But an island off the coast of Ireland is showing how to ...

While humans and chimpanzees share a common evolutionary history, we will never hear how our ancient ancestors laughed.

A new analysis reveals that songbirds across the world mix and match the same whistles, trills, and other acoustic motifs to create their diverse tunes.

A desperate duck in an NYC park chased several people at a brisk pace. Some passerby even quickened their steps to shake the poor animal off. What was going on?

Cassondra was wrapping up a volunteer shift at Maui Humane Society the other day when a high-pitched noise suddenly stopped her in her tracks.

Many people first hear about the dodo bird when reading Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," where a solemn yet silly dodo organizes a ridiculous race to help everyone dry off after a ...

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History invites visitors to explore two remarkable chapters in the story of life on Earth—one focused on a crossroads of dinosaur evolution, and the other set ...

Rotund, ground-dwelling and unafraid of humans to its own peril, the famed dodo bird became an icon of extinction when it disappeared from the island of Mauritius, and from Earth, in the 17th century, ...

The slaty-masked tinamou, recently discovered in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry. By Joe Trezza Rotund, ground-dwelling and unafraid of humans to ...

A biotech startup is taking the first real steps towards bringing the dodo bird back from extinction. No one has seen this bird since the late 17th century, but that doesn't mean it has been forgotten ...