With a barklike shell and a head shaped like a leaf, the mata mata turtle is a master of camouflage. When an unsuspecting ...

This is the hilarious moment a playful pet bird repeatedly pecked its owner's mouth. Footage shows the great myna poking its ...

It may look gruesome, but shrikes impale their prey to store it and aid in eating. Learn all about this fascinating killer songbird.

Killer whales are one of the most intelligent animals; only humans have a larger brain relative to their body size, according ...

Pigeons respond to the gaze of their peers, with growing numbers leading to stronger social attention - just like in human crowds.

By Sara Frueh Over the past three years, bird flu — caused by the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus — has extended its reach around the U.S. and across many species. The virus arrived in wild birds, but ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. The number of confirmed cases in humans has held steady for almost ...

Brood parasitism is a survival tactic where birds like cowbirds evade parenting responsibilities. They lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species, effectively outsourcing the task of incubation ...

Aside from birds, hundreds of other types of animals are struck annually, though these incidents rarely cause human injury or death.

Meet The Kagu: Rare, Flightless, And With An Unusual Feature Seen In No Other Bird This fun-looking forest-dweller spends plenty of time with its beak in the ground.

Darwin's frog, an intriguing and unique amphibian found in the temperate forests of South America, captivates scientists and nature enthusiasts with its remarkable reproductive strategy.

For clinicians, the takeaway regarding avian flu in other animals is to continue to test patients for flu, Culhane told Medscape Medical News.