Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 species of cranes in the family Gruidae. With long legs and a large torso, ...

Birds are among the most majestic creatures on this planet, and they have dominated almost all ecosystems and landscapes. Some are perfectly suited for life on land, others prefer the water, and some ...

The giant moa was the world’s largest bird, up to 11 feet high and 500 lbs., a peaceable, plant-eating giant that lived on the edges of forests in New Zealand’s South Island. Then the island’s first ...

It was a chilly, gray December morning on Front Beach in Unalaska and Megan Dean gripped her binoculars, counting birds in Iliuliuk Bay. “One, two, three, four,” Dean counted methodically, watching ...

There are hundreds of species of owls in the world, with varying sizes. But which is the largest owl in the world, and how ...

(CNN) — Millions of years ago, long-legged, big-beaked, meat-eating “terror birds” stalked the Americas. The imposing creatures ruled the roost as top predators ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a ...