What it eats: Mainly invertebrates, but also small vertebrates including reptiles, amphibians, bats and birds. Why it's awesome: The loggerhead shrike is nicknamed the "butcherbird" thanks to its ...

The loggerhead shrike may look like any other songbird you might see at a backyard feeder, but its soft exterior masks the heart of a killer. “It really is a bird of prey trapped in the songbirds body ...

The loggerhead shrike, also known as the "butcherbird," is a predatory songbird known for impaling its prey on sharp objects. Once common in Ohio, the species is now endangered in the state due to ...

Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad III, was prince of Wallachia three times between 1448 and 1477. Wallachia was a region of Europe that eventually become present-day Romania. A ferocious warrior, Vlad was ...

To us “civilized” mammals, some animal behavior can sometimes be construed as downright gruesome. There are behaviors that have been observed by animals in which even the most avid naturalist has been ...

Birds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds Archaeopteryx, one of the world's first proto birds, has a set of weird, never-before-seen features, new study reveals 'I'm more ...