Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young, cleaning their feathers, defending themselves and eating (of course). But while birders have been able to pin down ...

The bird world has some of the funkiest displays when it comes to attracting a mate. From building elaborate nests to impress ...

Birds captivate us with their stunning appearances and remarkable adaptations, and some species stand out for their exceptionally colourful beaks These beaks not only add to the beauty of nature ...

Sure enough, the birds best adapted to eat those seeds because of their smaller beaks were the ones that survived and produced the most offspring. Evolution had cycled back the other direction.

Living bird species also have no teeth, although some species – often aquatic ones – have ridges on their beaks. These may function similarly to simple teeth by helping the birds to hold on to ...

Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes, and through observing those differences we can learn a lot about them. Our education ...

Heads are turned so beaks can be buried into the shoulder ... Watch for other protective behaviors: as birds turn their backs to the sun to soak in maximum warmth, for instance, or as they cuddle ...

But interestingly, even birds of the same species show small differences in their song based on much subtler differences in beak size. And such variations within species are essential if we want ...

We estimate about 18,000 dead baby elephant seals." Dead from bird flu. And it wasn't just elephant seals. There were terns – ...