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 ...

So usually they'll be able to keep warm, no matter where they are. What makes an animal a bird? Learn about the different characteristics that make an animal a bird in this video.

One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science ...

In 1906 bird-watchers started putting rings on the legs of white storks and began learning where they wintered in sub-Saharan Africa. In the two centuries since the shot that felled the impaled ...

Veterinarian Dr. Rebecca MacMillan recommends some simple actions, such as providing proper food and shelter, to increase the ...

I was first inspired to learn about birds by watching the BBC wildlife show Springwatch, and something about watching the live nest cameras piqued my interest – what were they and where could I ...

She teaches about birds. Her popular service-learning course at The University of Vermont pairs college students with grade school students to learn about birds and explore the outdoors.

By unraveling vocal learning in birds and mammals, Jarvis and his collaborators are working to better understand human speech disorders so they may help restore some voices silenced by disability ...