Toucan Natural selection was cooking when it came up with these guys. Just an insane extravaganza of a bill, it is useful for reaching the fruit that makes up a toucan’s diet, but, surprisingly, that ...

The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we ...

Harpy eagles are among the heaviest raptors in the world, with larger females weighing up to an average of up to 20 pounds.

The 2-day dinosaur extravaganza Dino Festival will return this month, featuring an incredible lineup of attractions to look ...

A young mountain lion injured by a vehicle has been released back into the wild after nearly five months of rehabilitation at ...

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Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

A fossilised bird skull found in Antarctica reveals evolutionary links between Vegavis iaai and modern waterfowl species.

The skull is from Vegavis iaai, an extinct duck-like bird that lived during the Late Cretaceous, just before non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. It’s one of very few 3D bird skulls known to ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today, according to new ...

(CNN) — A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...