The cultural stories attached to the turtle dove are so complicated, so varied, that you could well imagine them framing one ...

This little life lesson begins with a confession. For the past two weeks, I have abetted bird killers known for their ruthlessness and stealth. And I’m not talking about house cats. These cold-blooded ...

Discover which species star in “The 12 Days of Christmas,” how they live, and whether they’d enjoy life as unusual holiday gifts.

It is, according to the familiar Christmas carol, of particular significance on the second day of Christmas. But a new study shows that the turtle dove is verging on extinction in the UK following a ...

New York City parrot shop owner Queron Romain gets over a dozen requests per month to re-home birds whose elderly owners have become sick. Other times, the birds outlive their owners altogether.

One of the biggest beach weekends of the year is just around the corner: The 2022 Memorial Day weekend. Yet, holidays like it are a big concern for wildlife experts…especially since Memorial Day ...

AMES, Iowa – Exploring the genome of an animal that’s been extinct for 65 million years has its challenges. But studying that animal’s living relatives might be the next best thing. An Iowa State ...

A gene for red colour vision that originated in the reptile lineage around 250 million years ago has resulted in the bright red bird feathers and 'painted' turtles we see today, and may be evidence ...

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Matt Harrison and Lt. Jeremy Gilbert were cruising along Santa Rosa Sound while off duty on the Fourth of July when they spotted an osprey struggling in the water.