Galapagos birds helped Darwin formulate his theory of evolution. Now some of those birds have evolved a dislike of all the ...

Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a recent study has ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is "overjoyed" at the ...

That changed recently when researchers monitoring birds on Floreana recorded the ... Banner image of a Galapagos rail courtesy of Island Conservation.

In the Galápagos, traffic noise is making birds more aggressive On the road, tension is everywhere, which can turn driving into a veritable battle of wits. Research suggests that birds in the ...

In fact, the region is home to 45 types of marine birds and 22 land birds you won't see anywhere else (think: Galapagos penguins and Darwin's finches), not to mention other unique species like ...

Birds change their songs to be heard over the sound of automobile traffic, and when that doesn't work, they get aggressive. A new study in the journal Animal Behavior found that Yellow Warblers, which ...

Now, imagine having four babies at almost 100 years old. A Philadelphia couple − actually, a couple of endangered Galapagos tortoises − are now parents to a quad of hatchlings. They are the ...

barren volcanic island in the Galapagos. Even fewer would have the patience to catch, weigh, measure, and identify hundreds of small birds and record their diets of seeds. But for the Grants ...

But if you look carefully, you can see that they’re not exactly the same. For example, the finches on one island have pointy beaks for catching insects. But a similar finch on another island has ...

Lenny Dykstra (4), John Christensen (35), Dave Cochrane (62) in awe of (Joe Burton) fictional character Hayden Sidd Finch (21) during spring training. St. Petersburg in 1985. Sports Illustrated ...

Along the way, you'll encounter various species of giant tortoises and cactus forests, home to Darwin's finches. You'll also find the Station's enchanting beach, nestled among mangroves ...