Cranes and herons are both tall, long-legged birds that feed in marshes. The sandhill crane is often seen feeding in upland ...

A lack of food, due to the impacts of climate change, has meant higher death rates for seabird chicks this year. University of Auckland Associate Professor Brendon Dunphy, research fellow Dr Edin ...

Hummingbirds may be tiny, but their behavior often surprises people who expect them to be gentle and easygoing. Instead of ...

Swans are some of the most romantic species of birds on the planet, so what makes them so romantic? Read here to learn more.

From whale hearts to giraffe tongues, explore how huge and tiny animal body parts really are, using everyday objects as your ...

The UK’s tallest bird—the common crane (Grus grus), standing at around 1.2 meters—has returned after being extinct in Britain ...

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as ...

But come the breeding season, the males suddenly take centre stage – and to spectacular effect. The fortunes of North America ...

Another is the ear-splitting cacophony of said colony. Although not all of us will be lucky enough to hear this din for ...

It's Wildlife Wednesday and this week the North Okanagan Naturalists Club is featuring a long-billed curlew. Every week on ...

Americans still dig French bulldogs, retrievers and German shepherds. But dachshunds are increasingly hot dogs.

March is the time of year when shorebird nesting season starts in full as several species select mates, build nests and raise ...