Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures and some of the smartest — but some of our feathered friends are also downright bizarre. From birds with faces only a mother could love to species ...

The upcoming total solar eclipse is set to bring people from around the country to stare in awe at the cosmological wonder, but it may also spark strange behavior in birds. The timing of the ...

There are some pretty strange ways that animals clean themselves. While cats groom themselves with their tongues, other ...

There are not many true loners in the bird world. Many types of social birds—from sparrows to sandpipers and gulls to goldfinches—will gather in flocks of their own kind, or with other species that ...

Researchers have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating systems persist while others disappear over time. Researchers at Rice University have ...