Feathers interact with the environment in various ways. They may be symmetrical or asymmetrical, colorful or dull, and large or small, all depending on their position on the ... each feather has ...

The condition and position of each flight feather significantly impact the energy efficiency of flight. In fact, losing just a few flight feathers can reduce a bird’s flying ability or even leave it ...

Psittacine beak and feather disease causes feather loss and beak deformities leading to a "long, slow death" for birds like cockatoos. Native birds visiting your backyard or balcony can be a ...

The newly discovered species is a "relatively small bird, something the size of between a pigeon and a starling," says Chiappe. "It would have been an active flier, fully feathered." Sponsor ...

As the birds wheel together in unison, they flip their bodies back and forth, resulting in a pulsing of light and dark feathers ... Canada geese fly in a ‘V’ fromation, which helps them ...

After setting a world record $46k for the sale of a single huia feather in May ... Ching’s memoir of the birds. “The huia is so much more than a beautiful forest bird; it embodies our pride ...

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Dorien is treating Sharon and Tracey to a Christmas trip to the Canaries! But with Tracey's fear of flying, Sharon's hopes for adventure and Dorien's eagerness for anything in trousers ... will it be ...

US Air Force in UK says a small number of drones spotted flying over bases in eastern England LONDON -- US Air Force in UK says a small number of drones spotted flying over bases in eastern England.

A nearly 20-year-old video posted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals alleging turkey abuse at one of the nation’s foremost providers of Thanksgiving birds has triggered an online uproar.