The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster ...

Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published by Chronicle Books 2016 The Wilson’s bird of paradise is noted for its two long, curled tail feathers (a single tail feather ...

The smallest is the two-inch-long bee hummingbird ... or breastbone. The tail feathers are used for steering. Birds have a unique digestive system that allows them to eat when they can—usually ...

To withstand the force of the oncoming air, a flight feather is shaped asymmetrically, the leading edge thin and stiff, the trailing edge long and flexible. To generate lift, a bird has merely to ...

It was a greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus), a rare mimic, spotted hopping on treetops near Bheemunipadam ...

Glossy black and white bodies and wings with a beautiful iridescent blue-green sheen on their back and tail feathers, both ...

The skeleton had a birdlike skull, a long tail and impressions of ... Today, it's clear that feathers perform many functions: they help birds retain body heat, repel water and attract a mate.