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Tham Lod Cave

Tambon Tham Lot, Thailand

Tham Lod Cave

A mile-long navigable cave adorned with stalactites and stalagmites reaching up to 65 feet tall.

The rook in the red coat.

Canterbury, England

The Rook in the Red Coat

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

Dana Village.

Bsaira District, Jordan

Dana Village

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

Dead, or just pining?

London, England

'Monument for a Dead Parrot'

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Delicate branching corals in the lagoon at Dravuni Island, Fiji.

Seabird Poop Can Be Good for Coral Reefs

The eternal, ecological, excremental connection between sea, land, and sky.

Evan Nicole Brown March 26, 2019

One of Darwin's finches in the Galapagos.

The Extraordinary Life of the Freed Slave Who Taught Darwin Taxidermy

John Edmonstone was a mentor to the budding teenage naturalist.

Sabrina Imbler March 25, 2019

The memorial.

Fort Collins, Colorado

Father Goose Memorial

This stone marker honors the man who released Canada goose goslings in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Lisa Carr checks out “Rupee Laguna,” a plum-headed parakeet, who is having difficulty breathing.

What It’s Like to Care for Parrots in Washington, D.C.

Caring for these birds is a big responsibility.

Matthew Blitz March 21, 2019

Feral pigeons are common urban sights, but one domesticated racer just sold for a huge sum.

Sold: A Pigeon, for $1.4 Million

Meet Armando, a champion racer.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 20, 2019

A holotype of <em>Avimaia schweitzerae</em>.

Found: The First Egg Inside a Bird Fossil

Everything’s better with an egg on (or in) it.

Sabrina Imbler March 20, 2019

Circo lake in the park.

Rascafría, Spain

Peñalara National Park

A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."

India's parrots are in the midst of a grand heist.

In Search of Opium, Parrots Are Wreaking Havoc on India's Poppy Fields

Farmers in Madhya Pradesh are struggling to combat the avian theft.

Jonathan Carey March 5, 2019

The park.

São Paulo, Brazil

Parque Trianon

This park feels like a lush little jungle full of wildlife nestled within São Paulo.

Talula the swan in front of the Elk Rapids Chamber offices.

Elk Rapids, Michigan

Talula the Elk Rapids Swan

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

Massimo Rapella keeps chickens in a two-acre chestnut forest in Valtellina, north of Milan.

The Italian Farmer Returning Chickens to the Wild

His chestnut forest is home to thousands of hens.

Vittoria Traverso March 1, 2019

Parque Santander just before dusk.

Leticia, Colombia

Parque Santander

This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.

Geese will probably be fine.

How Will Chicago's Birds Weather the Polar Vortex?

Here's how the region's avian residents will survive the cold snap.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 30, 2019

An illustration of the red-headed <i>Anchiornis</i>.

This Dinosaur's Feathers Are an Evolutionary Mystery

They offer conflicting clues as to whether or not it could fly.

Matthew Taub January 28, 2019