We expect butterflies to be both beautiful and symmetrical; however, some are not. Gynandromorphism is estimated to occur in ...

Male red-winged blackbirds demand to be noticed. With their loud, proud calls and studly physical displays, they proclaim, “Look at me!” ...

Last year, like any other year, the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards received an impressive collection of baby bird photos ...

With three-inch beaks and plumage matching forest floors, woodcock migrate from the Gulf Coast to New Jersey each spring for mating season rituals.

The strange-looking Picathartes have lived in the Congo for 44 million years. Bald-headed birds that mate for life and breed in the rainy season, they build their nests out of mud on the underside of ...

A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

She says when male and female insects look different, that is called sexual dimorphism – and this can happen in a variety of ...

Some birds that mimic humans can only say a few words or phrases. For instance, crows in captivity often repeat words like ...

Moment man snatches budgie from cage in tyre shop and exits store A brazen thief was caught on camera snatching a shop owner's bird from its cage and pocketing it in a bizarre real-life case of budgie ...

From Yoko Ono to Frida Kahlo, from Louise Bourgeois to Artemisia Gentileschi, women have long been capturing the unvarnished truth about their own bodies – and that’s why my novel Female, Nude weaves ...

I have four Budgies, and I have to admit, they're some of the most difficult pets I have. They're loud, proud, and always scheming about something. I know for sure that I'm not the only bird mom who ...

Some sex differences in brain-connectivity patterns become more pronounced with age, according to new research. Researchers studying brain-imaging data from people aged between 8 and 100 found that ...