Robins are opportunists when it comes to food, and many of them have adapted to living in close quarters with humans. To them ...

“They’re very unstable laterally. I assume they’re under control but they look comic, as if they’re kind of wobbling, and ...

Coral reefs are just one environment where birds act as highly effective ‘nutrient processing machines’ in ecosystems ...

The word talon is normally applied to birds of prey. So what are these talon-possessing birds and how do they employ them?

All too often the world of birds is associated mainly with men. Jo Wimpenny remembers some brilliant but overlooked women who ...

In footage captured for the BBC TV programme Giant Otters of the Amazon, a caiman refuses to back down from fighting with a family of otters ...

The newly described species is named Dianjunus rex (‘D-rex’) in reference to its impressive size, as well as the ancient Dian ...

“That dolphin just threw a fish at me,” he can be heard saying while someone cackles in the background at what they just saw.

Record numbers of baby sturgeon have been recorded on the Rioni River in Georgia, as efforts to conserve stocks of these critically endangered fish appear to be paying off. A project led by the nature ...

Research on green sawfish has identified where conservation efforts for the animal should be focused – as well as the ...

There’s a lot about snakes that make them stand out. For example, they have no eyelids and don’t blink. They also have no ...

Remarkable footage shows orcas playing with their food – and scientists have a few theories that might explain why they do it ...