Birds of prey refer to over 560 species of predatory birds that soar above the rest near the top of the food chain. While ...

The repeated evolution of huge birds is part of the dinosaurian legacy. Beaked birds were the only dinosaurs to have survived ...

While they do not truly echolocate (though a few bird species like oilbirds and swiftlets do), owls do rely on their sharp hearing to detect their prey. Imagine the great horned owl you can ...

On a backcountry hike I enjoyed a much different ... rapid flight and maneuver quickly to capture prey. Elliptical wings allow birds to take off quickly, maneuver well and apply short bursts ...

Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily ... Some kites showed evidence of eating entirely human-sourced food—a diet very different from modern birds, which mainly hunt rabbits ...