so it’s no surprise that its stunning plumage makes for some of the most beautiful animal photos. Unusually, the female is just as colorful as the male, but vivid as the birds are, their eggs ...

Some animals use their fur and feathers as camouflage ... If you want to see one, you’ll have to visit the forests of Bolivia ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in ...

Other animals, however, do the opposite ... Female Gouldian finches have similar coloring in paler shades. The colorful bird is also known as the rainbow finch or Lady Gouldian finch.

It turned out to be none other than one of the Northern Orioles that routinely nest near our Union County home.

Thus he may discover the true expressions of contentment, fear, anger or mischief never seen in a stuffed bird. He may discover the true color of a bird’s bill and feet, which fade quickly after ...

Superb starlings—medium-sized, often brilliantly colored birds in eastern Africa—work ... While scientists have long observed animals supporting their blood relatives, the idea that some ...

and birds and lizards on land. Wiens said warning color signals are much more widespread among animals than sexual signals, which are confined to arthropods and vertebrates. "Warning signals are ...

Researchers described biofluorescence in 37 of the 45 known species of birds-of-paradise ... how widespread this trait was across other animals, said Martin, a fellow fish biologist and an ...