High above a rocky mountain slope, a bearded vulture circles with something unusual clutched beneath it: a large bone. The bird releases its cargo, the bone crashes against exposed rock, …
The shoebill hunting behavior is unlike that of almost any other bird. While many predators actively chase prey or constantly search for movement, the shoebill often does the opposite. It …
The sandgrouse water-carrying feathers are among the most remarkable parental adaptations in the bird world. In some of Earth’s hottest and driest deserts, where water may be many miles from …
Few birds look as unusual as the hoatzin, but even fewer surprise scientists as much as its chicks. The hoatzin chick wing claws are one of the most remarkable survival …