A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...
When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting home décor choice. For some birds, it keeps ...
The day-old bird, smaller than a pinky finger, had brown fuzz all over its body. When Falk and Taylor walked closer to the nest, the chick began twitching and shaking its head—a behavior they had ...
According to SBR, the organization is receiving 6-8 calls daily from people concerned about these geese and asking us to ...
Piping plover parents have their work cut out for them with these precocious chicks. Ready to roam the beach just hours after ...
Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.
When they walked closer to the nest, the day-old chick, was covered in brown fuzz. began twitching and shaking its head—a ...
That changed when Michael Castaño-Díaz and Sebastián Gallan Giraldo, a Ph.D student and research assistant, spotted a White-necked Jacobin nest with a caring female and one egg in a national park in ...
Meet the great potoo, a mysterious nocturnal bird from Central and South America. It has a unique ability—it can see even with its eyes closed! Let’s explore more about this fascinating bird.
Spring is in the air — which means nest-making season is upon us! For this month’s Chirp Chat, Lake Effect’s Xcaret Nuñez ...