Wild Birds : Discovery News

Dinosaur Found With Bird In Its Gut

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Nov 23, 2011 01:09 PM ET | 0

Dinosaurs used to eat birds. This suspicion has been alive for years. And a new finding furthers confirmation but it's a complicated story. Read more

Zoo Plans To Separate Gay Penguins

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Nov 7, 2011 05:28 PM ET | 0

Buddy and Pedro are inseparable and show signs of same sex mating behaviors. But the zoo plans to break the pair apart. Read more

Big Bird Saves Vineyards Big Bucks

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Nov 7, 2011 08:12 AM ET | 0

By bringing in a bird of prey, vineyard owners reduce crop losses to smaller birds. Read more

Woodpecker Video from Beyond the Grave

Posted by Tim Wall Thu Oct 27, 2011 01:07 PM ET | 0

The two-foot tall imperial woodpecker went extinct in the late 20th century, but a recently re-discovered video shows what the planet has lost. Read more

Camera Traps Catch Animals In the Act

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:16 AM ET | 0

Cameras hidden in the Alaskan Arctic captured images of predatory animals raiding the nests of birds. Read more

Pilfering Penguin Caught on Tape

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Oct 18, 2011 12:45 PM ET | 0

WANTED: Adult male black and white Adelie penguin on charges of grand theft rock. Read more

New Monkey and American Bird Species Found

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Aug 26, 2011 06:04 PM ET | 0

A unique new primate was found in the Amazon and, for the first time in decades, the U.S. has a new bird species. Read more

New Monkey and American Bird Species Found

Momma Bird's Boy Gets the Worm

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Aug 17, 2011 08:27 AM ET | 0

Zebra finch moms favor their sons over daughters despite the baby bird's similar plumage. Read more

Zebra Finch Bro-mance Trumps Mating

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Aug 17, 2011 06:35 AM ET | 0

Zebra finch males form strong, non-sexual bonds with other males, and some to the exclusion of females. 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

Birds Massage Each Other

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:31 AM ET | 0

Stress levels of both masseuses and their subjects are lowered after the quality time together, research finds. Read more

Gulls Smell Sex

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:30 AM ET | 0

Seabirds can smell out good partners and choose to mate with genetically dissimilar partners. Read more

Pterosaurs Evolutionary Late Bloomers

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:55 PM ET | 0

Pterosaurs ruled the sky with a body form that worked for 70 million years. Read more

Snails Eaten by Birds Survive in Poo

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

Imagine if you ate an animal and then later saw it smiling back at you, unscathed, from the toilet bowl. Read more

Bald Eagle Soars to Freedom on July 4th

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Jul 4, 2011 05:21 AM ET | 0

"Einstein," an adult bald eagle, is now soaring over America after his release July 4th from the University of Missouri's Raptor Rehabilitation Project, where the once-ailing bird underwent treatment. Read more