By its simplest definition, a vulture is a bird of prey that feeds on carrion, which is the meat of dead animals. The media ...

Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 ...

As summer spreads across West Virginia, the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia is reminding people that sometimes the best way to help wildlife thrive is to simply leave it alone—especially when ...

Sulphur-crested cockatoos have shown extraordinary signs of brainpower in a Sydney park, where they’ve been seen operating water fountains.

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cultural evolution in urban birds ...

A clever cockatoo picked up a human skill—and then it spread Sulphur-crested cockatoos have previously mastered garbage bins. Now, it’s water fountains.

After 10 years of blindness, this cockatoo's emotional reunion with his former owner will leave you in tears!

Boo, a 40-year-old blind cockatoo, regains his sight after NC State University’s veterinary team performed a rare bird surgery in Raleigh NC.

Many can name a panda or a pangolin, but the yellow-crested cockatoo barely gets a nod. That’s wild, considering this little parrot has a built-in mohawk and enough personality to fill a room.

With 'Featherless,' her new novel about aging, ailing and the inevitability of death. A. G. Mojtabai joins so many other prominent contemporary fiction writers (Toni Morrison, Phillip Roth ...