"It is definitely an uncommon encounter." Experts thrilled as cameras capture footage of creature not seen in almost 40 years ...

We are on a thickly grassed high plateau west of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Karoo. The late-summer sun glows on ...

Q. What type of animal would be tearing up my drip irrigation system in my flower garden? Any advice on how to prevent ...

When the mercury drops, birds rely on a variety of strategies to keep warm. But one of the most interesting is an adaptation ...

Meet the woodpecker with a puzzling moniker and a big appetite for suet. Learn what a red-bellied woodpecker looks like and ...

The birds were smuggled onboard a truck crossing from neighboring Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, without proper documents.

The world-famous parks and reserves of Kenya and Tanzania offer some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring wildlife encounters.

The discovery fundamentally changes the understanding of a structure in the avian eye that has been misinterpreted for centuries.

The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels – instead, it powers itself with a ...

Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

The seized birds include: 5,720 weaver birds, 500 tailor birds, 250 zebra finches, 388 opior wallacea birds, 313 sangihe ...

The Eurasian hoopoe is known for its distinctive orange, black and white feathers and its undulating flight. PHOTO: COURTESY ...