Not all brightly colored birds are in the tropics. The U.S. has its own fair share of colorful avian friends and you can even ...

The color palette of the birds you see out your window depends on where you live. If you're far from the Equator, most birds tend to have drab colors, but the closer you are to the tropics, you'll ...

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“What an Owl Knows,” by Jennifer Ackerman, is peppered with fascinating facts, photos and superlatives. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...

Birds tend to be more colorful in the tropics, and scientists wanted to find out how they got there: if colorful feathers evolved in the tropics, or if tropical birds have brightly-colored ancestors ...

Owls are associated with intelligence, which isn’t surprising, because these birds have incredible smarts and even distinct personalities, as ecologist Carl Safina learned firsthand. After he and his ...