Discover expert-backed tips to identify male vs. female bearded dragons and learn why sexing matters for proper care and long ...

While female green hermit hummingbirds have curved bills, males’ straighter mouthparts are built for stabbing one another, a ...

The sex of many turtles, crocodilians, and other reptiles is determined by the temperature at which their eggs incubate.

Australia is the Land of the Parrot — few places in the world have such a dazzling array of colourful and clever members of the psittacine family. Many native Australian parrots have weathered ...

Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures inhabiting our planet. I spent summers at my grandmother’s West Virginia home ...

A Galápagos bird species is stunning behaviorists with their “freewheeling” lifestyles. Described in the journal PLOS One, ...

Perched on a plastic chair overlooking a colony of Nazca boobies in the Galápagos Islands, researcher David Anderson ...

Parrots are unique in many ways. Some are good at mimicking sounds, while others become experts with words. One Indian Ringneck Parrot is showing off his talents in the most unexpected way—and ...

Dragline silk or major ampullate (MA) silk, the part of a spider's web that forms the main frame and spokes, is one of the ...

A rarely seen bird has been filmed at a watering hole in WA's remote east Pilbara. It is the first time the night parrot has been observed drinking water, with researchers previously theorising it did ...

There are no registered breeders or authorised pet shops to sell African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) – one of the most easily procurable animals in the country. While the bird is extensively ...