Chlöe Swarbrick:Two birds, one stone. Economic efficiency, even.
OPINION: “If you’ve got nothing to hide, you’ve got nothing to fear.” It’s a phrase usually used to exert power over those already [...]
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Searching for Bird Life in a Former ‘Ocean of Forest’
FLORENCIA, Colombia — In June 1912, Leo Miller, a collector with the American Museum of Natural History, arrived in the Caquetá region of [...]
Sneaky Thieves Steal Hair From Foxes, Raccoons, Dogs, Even You
As anyone who has ever tried to eat french fries on a beach will attest, stealing is not an uncommon behavior among birds. [...]
Trash Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs
You’ve heard of trash pandas: Raccoons raiding the garbage. How about trash parrots? Sulfur-crested cockatoos, which may sound exotic to Americans and Europeans, [...]
More Than 30 Pelicans Have Been Mutilated on California’s Beaches
The lifeguards in Orange County, Calif., brought the injured brown pelicans to the veterinarian one at a time, the birds’ large wings mutilated, [...]
Trouble in Los Angeles County: Too Many Peacocks
County officials in Los Angeles have a request: Please don’t feed the peacocks. In that slice of Southern California, peafowl (a term encompassing [...]
Magic Tricks May Fool You, but These Birds Can See Through Them
The coin is in the illusionist’s left hand, now it’s in the right — or is it? Sleight of hand tricks are old [...]
Pesky Condors Invade California Home
After spending the weekend away, Cinda Mickols returned to her California house on Monday and found some unexpected visitors. At least 13 condors [...]
Meet the Frogmouth, Instagram’s Most Photogenic Bird
With its broad, hooked beak and wide eyes, the frogmouth — a nocturnal bird that is sometimes mistaken for an owl — is [...]
He once trafficked in rare birds. Now, he tells how it’s done
After a chance encounter in Brazil, Johann Zillinger became one of the world’s most prolific wildlife smugglers. Three decades and two prison stints [...]