From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes ...

A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the Government is not adequately prepared for the ...

Outbreaks such as foot and mouth or bird flu can have major impacts on farming, economic growth, public health and wildlife, ...

The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is helping play a role in detecting diseases in companion animals, ...

New Guinea is home to some of the world’s most toxic birds. Why they contain poison, and how they withstand it is still a ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has pulled funding to help develop a bird flu vaccine, because of course it has.

After 128 years of exploration and fossil excavation, researchers have finally unearthed the skull of Genyornis newtoni.

Bird-friendly agriculture can assist in helping waterbirds with rest stops along their seasonal migration routes.

Rabies is a disease that spreads primarily through bites from infected animals. Since rabies has a 100% mortality rate in humans, it’s important to be cautious. If you’ve come across a sick bird, you ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as “bowers.” The males gather twigs and place ...

From what we know about animal behaviour ... to the way doves coo or ostriches boom. Many modern birds use what is known as closed-mouth vocalisation, where sound is made by inflating the throat ...