BIRDS

Ever wonder how penguins are able to survive in those bitterly cold Antarctic winters? As this time-lapse video demonstrates, it all comes down to their huddle patterns.

Birds' nests are as diverse as the creatures who build them. The variety of locations, shapes, and sizes they’re built in and the materials they’re made from can be staggering.

The kakapo’s favorite berries are rich in calcium and vitamin D—but, like the kakapo, those berries are growing scarce.

These Antarctic birds might look cute and huggable, but you might want to give them a wide berth after mealtime.

Humans aren’t the only animals that keep larders of food.

Lots of beach-goers find seagulls annoying, but usually the only harm they do is snatching away poorly-guarded snacks. On one particular beach, though, scientists have found that some gulls have a much more aggressive and grisly way of getting their meals

Parrots have a unique brain region that may be the key to their uncanny talent for mimicry.

Wherever the uakaris went, they saw, an assortment of birds followed them.

The birds keep their food-finding tools safe while they're eating or foraging.

The seagull—scourge of the beach-blanket snacker, parking-lot pest—is nobody's favorite. Birding guides will tell you that seagulls have no natural enemies, which is mostly true. But once in a while, somebody’s had enough.