Birds - Page 55

Cute debut: First fairy penguin chick born at Bronx Zoo

July 28, 2016

Cute debut: First fairy penguin chick born at Bronx Zoo

A new baby penguin has joined the animals on display at the Bronx Zoo, and it’s adorable.

Angry birds? Cities, not pigs, linked with avian aggression

July 18, 2016

Angry birds? Cities, not pigs, linked with avian aggression

Male song sparrows were more likely to be more aggressive than rural birds, a new study shows.

Mummified, 99-million-year-old wings caught in amber

June 30, 2016

Mummified, 99-million-year-old wings caught in amber

About 99 million years ago, a hummingbird-size bird got stuck in a glob of tree resin and eventually died, leaving its feathers to mummify in what became a lump of amber, a new study finds.

Surprising DNA test result leads to bird discovery

June 27, 2016

Surprising DNA test result leads to bird discovery

The two types of brown birds look like birds of a feather. But their genomes tell a different story.

Students grow chickens outside of their eggshells

June 10, 2016

Students grow chickens outside of their eggshells

Plastic wrap and a plastic cup have taken the place of an egg in new research that reports that chickens can be grown outside of their eggshells.

Incredible photos show injured owl hugging the man who took care of her

June 8, 2016

Incredible photos show injured owl hugging the man who took care of her

Heartwarming pictures show an injured and sick owl hugging the man who helped nurse her back to health.

Can you think of a good name for this cute albatross chick?

May 23, 2016

Can you think of a good name for this cute albatross chick?

Officials at New Zealand's Department of Conservation are holding a competition to name an albatross webcam star.

Take a gander: Audubon Society's Christmas bird count underway

May 2, 2016

Take a gander: Audubon Society's Christmas bird count underway

The National Audubon Society's 116th annual Christmas Bird Count has begun, which means it's the perfect time to unleash your inner birder and take a gander at migratory bird species as they fly south for the winter

Eagle-eyed fans glued to live webcam to watch osprey eggs hatch

May 2, 2016

Eagle-eyed fans glued to live webcam to watch osprey eggs hatch

A pair of osprey waiting for three eggs to hatch is now a main attraction after a local man set up a live osprey webcam to welcome the new arrivals.

Chicken embryos with dinosaur snouts created in lab

May 2, 2016

Chicken embryos with dinosaur snouts created in lab

Chicks with dino-snouts? With a little molecular tinkering, for the first time scientists have created chicken embryos with broad, Velociraptor-like muzzles in the place of their beaks