Biofluorescence is widespread in birds-of-paradise, a group of tropical birds famous for their spectacular courtship dances.

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The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...

Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of ...

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Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...

Inspired by naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s visit nearly two centuries ago, an isolated Indigenous community in Brazil ...

From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the ”Internet of Animals” to map, understand, and protect our changing world.

birds in boxes, human remains and ancient artifacts from long-gone civilizations that few people ever see—museum collections ...

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Did you know there is a wonderful place dedicated to all things hummingbirds called the Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History? It is a wonderful nature preserve in South Carolina that's not ...