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BAD penguin!
aquariums

The New Zealand Aquarium Is Publicly Shaming Its Penguins

Timmy has been stealing fish again.
Eric Grundhauser July 5, 2017
A very, very majestic-looking national symbol.
animals

How to Make Your Dead Eagle a Legal Eagle

It's a crime to possess eagle parts. So what should you do if you find some?
Eric Grundhauser July 3, 2017
Cold-blooded baby bird killers.
science

Ducks Seen Murdering, Snacking on Fledglings

It's the first time mallards have been documented as killers.
Kelsey Kennedy June 30, 2017
A male palm cockatoo.
science

Cockatoos, Somehow, Are Able to Drum a Consistent Beat

Only humans are as good at keeping rhythm in the animal kingdom.
Kelsey Kennedy June 29, 2017
Rooster and pedestrian-friendly median
Takoma Park, Maryland

Roscoe the Rooster

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.
animals

Local Condor Embraces the Argentinian Farmer Who Rescued It

The condor's name? Condorito.
Michael Waters June 27, 2017
Common Murre eggs collected in the 18th century.
science

Birds' Egg Shapes Might Be Determined By How Well They Fly

Streamlined bodies mean streamlined eggs.
Kelsey Kennedy June 23, 2017
Watch out for this guy.
animals

Red-Winged Blackbirds Are Attacking People in Chicago

Someone just sued over it.
Cara Giaimo June 23, 2017
Sculpture of John Rex Gates with a Pointer and Setter behind a covey of quail exploding upward in flight
Grand Junction, Tennessee

National Bird Dog Museum

An homage to the pointers and retrievers that have long been a hunter's best friend.
A phonograph teaches a parrot to speak. <em>The Strand Magazine</em>, 1903.
animals

The 1903 Parrot Academy That Taught Birds to Speak Using Phonographs

In three languages!
Michael Waters June 13, 2017
A young red-tailed hawk takes food from its accidental guardian, a mature bald eagle.
animals

Two Bald Eagles Have 'Adopted' a Young Red-Tailed Hawk

Fake it 'til you make it.
Cara Giaimo June 12, 2017
What sex are these eggs?
objects of intrigue

The 1920s Sex Detector That Rocked the Poultry Industry

Could it really tell whether an egg held a hen or a rooster?
Michael Waters June 9, 2017
Brown bear from Russia
Pasay, Philippines

APEC Sculpture Garden

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.
cryptozoology

In Search of the Elusive Pink-Headed Duck

After years of trying, one man thinks he will finally find a bird long thought to be extinct.
Sarah Laskow June 1, 2017
Elephants within the park.
Udawalawa, Sri Lanka

Udawalawe National Park

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.
animals

This Artist Designed Pigeon Shoes So She Could Befriend Actual Pigeons

Throwing food may have worked better.
Michael Waters May 31, 2017
A solid bird's nest bust.
animals

Found: A Stash of Illegal Birds' Nests

They were seized by U.S. Customs agents in Dallas.
Eric Grundhauser May 23, 2017
Installation by artist Michael Thomas Hill and research scientist Dr. Richard Major.
Sydney, Australia

'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.