Rhea, a lovebird, had a viral infection called Psittacine
beak and feather disease (PBFD), which attacks the bird’s feather follicles,
and could cause malforma... Read More...
A cassowary, a giant bird that has long claws on each foot
and is considered one of the most dangerous birds in the world, has killed its
owner in Florida.
... Read More...
The smart and fast racing pigeons of today are a far cry
from their ancestors centuries ago. While homing pigeons are known to have the
instinct to “go home” w... Read More...
New genetic analyses have revealed that mutations in
regulatory DNA caused ratite birds to lose their ability to fly, according to a
report that has been publi... Read More...
A three-month old albino penguin made its first appearance
at a Polish zoo last March 22 at the Gdansk Zoo in Gdansk, Poland.
Zoo staff said it is the only ... Read More...
While on a bike ride late last month, Jeff Mein Smith, a
local, spotted a little baby blue penguin on a stretch of beach on New Zealand’s
south island. She was... Read More...
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon when a walker spotted a duck
digging into its neck at Shoebury Park Lake.
The young lady came closer and saw that a bottle ... Read More...
Several animal welfare and protection organizations
celebrated after the Cardiff Administrative Court (CAC) bans the shooting of
birds on public land in Wales,... Read More...
Many species of cuckoos are known to leave their eggs in
other nests, so that their young will be raised by an entirely different bird
species.
In recent o... Read More...
In 2011, bricklayer and part-time fisherman Joao Pereira de
Souza found a tiny penguin covered in oil and lying on rocks on the local beach
just outside Rio de... Read More...
