BIRDS

The brown-headed cowbird is never going to win any parenting awards.

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

In 1800, one explorer discovered a parrot who was speaking a dead language.

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.

Poop can conduct electricity. This is never a good thing.

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.