We were buoyed by the miracle of nature, that something as destructive as a hurricane could deposit something so rare and ...

Black skimmers will sometimes rest on the beach by laying their head and belly on the sand, Koczur said. A casual observer ...

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One further clue to differentiate between these two birds is the frontal shield: a platelike prolongation of their beaks that reaches up to their forehead. The shield of the moorhen is bright red with ...

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Nashville Zoo flamingos reveal the oddball birds generate many types of vortices to eat. The swirls could be an inspiration to human engineers.

But this beautiful bird is hindered by another factor: low reproductive rates. Attempts to increase breeding success have fallen flat, leaving fewer than 250 Kākāpō in the world.

Credit: Aztli Ortega The beak of a flamingo is unique in being flattened on the angled front end, so that when the bird’s head is upside down in the water, the flat portion is parallel to the bottom.

Among birds, flamingo beaks are unique. They are flattened on the angled front end, so that when the head is upside down in the water, the flat portion is still parallel to the bottom.