BIRDS

The durable little killifish egg can travel along the swan's digestive tract and later hatch, which might explain how some fish wind up in isolated freshwater locations.

Vultures are natures clean-up crew, swiftly flying in to rid our nations highways of roadkill—among other acts that help the environment.

John James Audubon didn't establish the Audubon Society, but he did create of America's most iconic works of natural history, 'The Birds of America.' He also had controversial views about vultures.

With their comical expressions and orange beaks full of fish, Atlantic puffins and their kin are some of the most recognizable birds on the planet. Read on for more puffin facts.

Was the outbreak a true epidemic, or an example of mass hysteria?

Let's talk turkey—specifically, turkey myths.

Having a long snood almost always means that a hen will want to mate with him and that another tom will back down from a fight.

His job was to protect the birds. But nobody was there to protect him.

The six rooks pecking at litter within the Puy du Fou theme park in Les Epesses, France, aren't unwelcome pests: They're part of the staff.

Yet another reason to never get on a crow's bad side.

Talk about a one-hit wonder.

Ravens, like primates, can discern the mental states of others.