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A phonograph teaches a parrot to speak. <em>The Strand Magazine</em>, 1903.
animals

The 1903 Parrot Academy That Taught Birds to Speak Using Phonographs

In three languages!
Michael Waters June 13, 2017
A young red-tailed hawk takes food from its accidental guardian, a mature bald eagle.
animals

Two Bald Eagles Have 'Adopted' a Young Red-Tailed Hawk

Fake it 'til you make it.
Cara Giaimo June 12, 2017
What sex are these eggs?
objects of intrigue

The 1920s Sex Detector That Rocked the Poultry Industry

Could it really tell whether an egg held a hen or a rooster?
Michael Waters June 9, 2017
Brown bear from Russia
Pasay, Philippines

APEC Sculpture Garden

A melting pot of Asian-Pacific art features one symbolic sculpture from each of 20 different nations.
cryptozoology

In Search of the Elusive Pink-Headed Duck

After years of trying, one man thinks he will finally find a bird long thought to be extinct.
Sarah Laskow June 1, 2017
Elephants within the park.
Udawalawa, Sri Lanka

Udawalawe National Park

Huge herds of Asian elephants can be seen walking, bathing, and just chilling at this Sri Lankan park.
animals

This Artist Designed Pigeon Shoes So She Could Befriend Actual Pigeons

Throwing food may have worked better.
Michael Waters May 31, 2017
A solid bird's nest bust.
animals

Found: A Stash of Illegal Birds' Nests

They were seized by U.S. Customs agents in Dallas.
Eric Grundhauser May 23, 2017
Installation by artist Michael Thomas Hill and research scientist Dr. Richard Major.
Sydney, Australia

'Forgotten Songs' Sound Sculpture

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
A robotic falcon prepares for takeoff.
animals

Robo-Falcons Will Soon Patrol Edmonton International Airport

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... a robotic bird protecting planes!
Cara Giaimo May 11, 2017
animals

Europeans Are Losing Their Minds Over This Boring Bird

Fame is contextual.
Cara Giaimo May 9, 2017
When a pigeon hit this plate-glass window, he left a ghost behind.
animals

Gorgeous, Gruesome Reminders to Bird-Proof Your Windows

When doves and pigeons collide with glass, they leave haunting images behind.
Cara Giaimo May 3, 2017
The Heath Hen Sculpture
West Tisbury, Massachusetts

Heath Hen Sculpture

A memorial sculpture to heath hens stands on the spot where the last heath hen, Booming Ben, was last seen.
animals

Urban Turkeys Are Wreaking Havoc in Boston

They may attack people they consider "subordinate," officials say.
Cara Giaimo April 25, 2017
animals

Have You Seen This Bird?

The Arrow Goose of Amherst, New York, is quickly becoming the stuff of legend.
Cara Giaimo April 17, 2017
Please don't take my feathers.
animals

Ancient Puebloans Probably Had Farms for Macaw Feathers

Some archaeologists recently studied a lot of old bird bones.
Eric Grundhauser April 11, 2017
Carved and painted ostrich egg showing Greek soldiers.
museums

When Ostrich Eggshells Were Luxury Goods

Be careful when you collect them.
Samir S. Patel April 11, 2017
Watch out for birds.
amusement parks

A Pigeon's Violent Encounter With a Roller Coaster Rider

There's video.
Eric Grundhauser April 10, 2017