In the natural world, a bird’s beak is far more than just a mouth. It is a highly specialised multi-tool, refined over the ...

Woodcocks are known for their unique and almost comical way of walking, which seems a better fit for a 1970s disco than the woodlands in which they live. The birds in this YouTube video step forward, ...

It was a spirited debate between friends that surfaced every time we got together. It was not about politics, the economy or the weather, but the more significant question, do birds have bills or ...

There’s brachiating, where a primate swings from perch to perch using its arms, and now there’s beakiating, where a parrot swings along the underside of a twig using their feet and beak A Peach-faced ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

At the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in New Zealand, the large aviary’s lush canopy of trees casts dappled sunlight over the ...

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While the kea parrot’s beak would normally be considered essential for survival, Bruce has innovated other ways of commanding respect.