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Parrots Are Picky When It Comes To Music
Parrots have musical tastes, with some preferring classical works and others pop tunes, scientists have found. But the creatures do not like dance music.They are known as great mimics, but now...
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See The Exotic Animals On Richard Branson's Private Island
Sir Richard Branson's 74 acre private island in the British Virgin Islands, Necker Island, is known for its luxury accommodations, beautiful views and celebrity guests. But once you get there, there's...
View ArticleTeaching A Falcon To Fly At 70 MPH Is A Dangerous Exercise
In the video below, a falcon is purportedly flying at 70 mph as it chases what appears to be some feathers attached to a fishing rod that the driver sticks out the window.One Reddit commenter...
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Four Bald Eagles Were Shot To Death, No One Knows Why
Four bald eagles, America's national bird, were shot and killed last week in Washington state.Their bodies were found floating in a lake, The Seattle Times reports. The birds were probably hanging on...
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Cats Are Killing Everything
Humans think of cats as fuzzy and cute. Birds and small mammals have a vastly different perception. Domestic cats kill between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds and between 6.9 and 20.7 billion mammals...
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Cats Kill Billions Of Animals Each Year — But We're Not Suggesting We...
A report published Tuesday in Nature Communications pinning the yearly death of up to 3.7 billion birds and as many as 20.7 billion mammals in the continental United States on domestic cats, has...
View ArticleEpic Battle Between Bald Eagle And Red-Tailed Hawk Leaves One Dead
Duke Farms caught an epic battle between a bald eagle and a red-tailed hawk on its Eagle Cam. The fight leaves one bird dead — the Eagle handily dispatches the hawk within a minute, then devours the...
View ArticleHere's Adorable Live Footage Of A Falcon And Her Chicks Nesting On A Wells...
We came across this amazing live camera of a mother falcon and her baby chicks nesting on One Wells Fargo Center skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. If you go to ~19:40, you can see the chicks...
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Penguins Gave Up Flying To Take To The Seas
Humans spent centuries conspiring to fly, so it might be hard to imagine that any creature would give up the skill, and yet penguins waddle among us. A new study helps confirm that these seabirds...
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This Fluffy, Winged Dinosaur May Have Been The First Bird
A prehistoric beast the size of a pheasant has become a contender for the title of oldest bird to stalk the Earth.The small, feathered "Dawn" bird lived around 160m years ago, about 10m years before...
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X-Rays Reveal Ancient Dinosaur-Bird's Colors
A transitional species that represents a link between dinosaurs and birds may have sported pale feathers that were dark at the tips, a new study suggests.For the study, detailed in the June 13 issue of...
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SAC Capital Closed Early Yesterday Because Some Birds Invaded The Trading Floor
According to Guest of a Guest: Apparently even billionaires have pest control problems, or so one might surmise from the flock of wild birds terrorizing the SAC trading floor yesterday. Steven Cohen's...
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Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Concussions, As Explained By A Florida Football Coach
Concussions are an existential threat to the game of football, which is a why Florida Gators coach Will Muschamp had a meeting with brain expert Dr. Mickey Collins this week.Muschamp came out of the...
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ZOMBIE PIGEONS IN MOSCOW
Russians are reporting that their pigeons are acting strangely — ignoring humans and vehicles approaching them, according the International Business Times. Because of their strange behavior, residents...
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Etihad Airways Has Very Strict Rules For How Many Falcons Passengers Can...
If you're traveling with your pet falcon and don't want to put it in the cargo hold, Etihad Airways can accommodate you.But if you want to bring two falcons into the cabin, you'll need to buy a first...
View ArticleTrainer Straps GoPro To An Eagle, Awesomeness Ensues
A video posted to LiveLeak depicts a literal bird's-eye view of an eagle in flight.Judging by the folks on the ground, it's safe to say this particular eagle is likely in captivity, complied, and was...
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These Amazing Birds Fly For Nearly Six Months Straight Without Stopping
Scientists have long suspected that the Alpine swift— a swallowlike bird that has a wingspan of about 22 inches (57 centimeters) and a body length of about 8 inches (20 cm) — spends much of its life in...
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This Is What A Bird Strike Can Do To A Plane's Engine
A pilot on a Virgin America flight from San Francisco to New York this weekend declared an emergency during landing after two birds hit one of the engines on the Airbus plane.According to ABC 7, the...
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CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Terrifying Tigerfish Lunges Out Of The Water To Eat A Bird...
Researchers in South Africa captured the first video footage of a freshwater fish lunging out of the water and snatching a bird in flight.The behavior was discovered during a 15-day study on Schroda...
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Why Birds Fly In A V-Formation
Migratory birds flying in a "V" shape flap their wings at precise times to take advantage of the lifting power generated by the bird in front, scientists report in a study published Jan. 15 in the...
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