Male Japanese quails produce a strange seminal foam that appears to enhance the chances of successfully fertilizing an egg.

Vampire finches have lived on Darwin Island and Wolf Island (both part of the Galapagos Islands - Ecuador) since 500,000 ...

The bird kingdom is filled with intriguing mysteries, from the oldest birds that defy ageing myths to birds who have an ...

Of late, the centralization and industrialization of the industry have intensified the bird-flu crisis. The largest commercial egg producers own millions of birds.

Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

With a bird-flu-induced egg shortage that has caused prices to skyrocket — and consumers, for lack of a better word, to scramble — the term “egg hunting” takes on new meaning this Easter ...

Birds may decorate nests with artificial objects and feathers to deter magpies and ravens from taking their eggs. Many birds have been observed placing human-made objects in their nests, such as ...

Bird flu outbreaks are driving up egg prices and affecting availability. Experts say the spread among wild birds makes the outbreak harder to control.

How bird flu is affecting egg supply and prices The highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, outbreak is the most obvious reason for the country's egg problem.

The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross,… ...