Birds of Prey : Discovery News

How She-Male Birds Win the Girl

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Nov 9, 2011 09:31 AM ET | 0

Birds of prey may have a macho image, but some male raptors look and act feminine, fooling everyone. Read more

Spanish Imperial Eagle Impregnation Success: Big Pics

Posted Tue Aug 16, 2011 02:44 PM ET | 0

She may not look like much, but she's the new poster child for conservation biology. Read more

Bald Eagles Become Internet Sensation

Posted Tue Apr 5, 2011 11:00 AM ET | 0

The eagles are challenging the likes of troubled actor Charlie Sheen for Internet popularity. Read more

Plastic-Lined Nests Keep Rivals at Bay

Posted Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:47 AM ET | 0

Spanish birds protect their homes by lining them with shopping bag scraps. Read more

T. Rex Felled by Tiny Parasite?

Posted Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:43 AM ET | 0

Tyrannosaurus rex and its close relatives suffered from the potentially life-threatening disease trichomonosis, which is still carried by pigeons, a study showed. Read more

Extinct Eagle May Have Hunted Humans

Posted Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:38 AM ET | 0

Sophisticated computer scans of fossils have helped solve a mystery over the nature of a giant, ancient raptor known as the Haast's eagle which became extinct about 500 years ago, researchers said. Read more

T. Rex Likely Cut Down by Tiny Parasite : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

Tyrannosaurus rex and its close relatives suffered from the potentially life-threatening disease trichomonosis, which is still carried by pigeons, a study published Wednesday showed. Read more

Birds Competing With Traffic Noise: Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Thu Jul 10, 2008 05:24 AM ET

Planes, machinery and car traffic are so noisy now in many cities that some birds must tweet louder and alter their songs in an attempt to be heard over the near-deafening urban din, new research has determined. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel : Bald Eagle Gets New Beak

Posted Fri Jun 6, 2008 09:51 AM ET

More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name -- with the help of volunteers. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon May 5, 2008 06:55 AM ET

She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. Part of Beauty's beak was shot off several years ago, leaving her with a stump that is useless for hunting food. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Mon Apr 28, 2008 09:12 AM ET

Ireland, which has seen an immigration surge in recent years, has a new foreigner on its shores, scientists said Monday: the greater white-toothed shrew. Read more