After surviving a likely gunshot wound in July, a bald eagle in Missouri is showing an important sign of recovery–keratin ...

A bird beak is the most important resource it has, and every species has one solely designed for survival. Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young ...

Instead, a poacher’s bullet cost her most of her upper beak, a devastating injury that left her unable to eat or drink. It would have meant certain death, but Beauty’s life took a fortunate turn.

Take Beak>, the Bristol, England, trio composed of Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller and Will Young. Each member’s respective résumé ...

This pump-like action is highly efficient, allowing the birds to extend and retract their tongues up to 20 times a second.

The bird’s bright beak and eye-ring penetrated the darkness, its form barely visible in the shadows. The Eurasian blackbird has large eyes relative to its body size – a trait that allows it to find ...