When it comes to copying R2-D2, the best bet seems to be small birds with small brains .

Zebra finches don’t just mimic sounds—they understand them, revealing surprising insights into animal communication and ...

The rare visitor, believed to be a Common Cuckoo normally inhabits parts of Europe and Asia and almost never makes its way ...

Authorities say the disease has not been confirmed at this stage, but scientists fear the deadly disease has reached the island after signs were observed in elephant seals. File picture of Elephant ...

PARADISE, MI – A duck with a crazy hairdo and thin bill was rescued last week from a fishing line that was tightly wrapped around its beak, according to the Michigan Audubon. Frank Fabbro, a fall ...

Rob the Ranger identifies an unusual ground hornbill perched in a tree—rare and striking. ‘I feel slighted’: My husband and I are in our 70s. We married 3 years ago. He’s leaving his $1.8 million home ...

A flock of cockatoos flying through a city in the Philippines has become a cause for concern for experts who fear the nonnative birds are increasing in population. Five white cockatoos were spotted in ...

More than two decades after he officially retired, the great Larry Bird still possessed a sharp tongue. Whenever he was around in the Indiana Pacers training facility as the president of basketball ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand ’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t ...