Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

A collection of KS1 Science videos showing some interesting facts about birds, reptiles and mammals. These clips can be used in the classroom to explore how these animals live, hunt and adapt in ...

Learn how to identify bird eggs by color and size. One of the most interesting bird egg facts that despite the broad variety in colors and markings displayed by bird eggs, just two pigments are ...

Feathers are much more than just a bird’s outfit– they are engineering marvels that play a crucial role in flight, insulation ...

Past societies developed a range of weird and wonderful explanations for birds’ annual disappearance. Some thought they became barnacles, others that they hibernated in cliffs. As recently as ...

As of December 2024, an outbreak of the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, has spread from California and infected 58 people in seven states. Almost all of them are farm ...