Birds

Small-brained birds live in surprisingly complex societies © James Klarevas

Small-brained birds live in surprisingly complex societies

Nightjar's moonlight movements could help us understand migration patterns © Getty Images

Nightjar’s moonlight movements could help us understand migration patterns

Jackdaws count their friends when deciding to join a mob © Alan McCarthy/PA

Jackdaws count their friends when deciding to join a mob

What is a kakapo? © Getty Images

What is a kakapo?

Jackdaws learn from each other which humans are dangerous © Guill McIvor/University of Exeter

Jackdaws learn from each other which humans are dangerous

Seagulls: are they getting more aggressive? © Getty Images

Reality Check Are seagulls getting more aggressive?

Squirrels eavesdrop on birds to check for predators © Getty Images

Squirrels eavesdrop on birds to check for predators

Barn owls' bright white plumage used for startling prey © Alexandre Roulin/PA

Barn owls’ bright white plumage used for startling prey

Carrion Crow vocalizing Image Credit: Tobias Machts

Songbirds consciously control their calls

Seven animals that really shouldn’t fly but do © Getty Images

Flying animals 7 gravity-defying creatures

Snowball the dancing cockatoo can bust out 14 different dance moves

Snowball the dancing cockatoo can bust out 14 different dance moves

Exotic migratory birds identified in Peru’s mysterious Nazca lines © Getty Images

Exotic migratory birds identified in Peru’s mysterious Nasca lines

Do birds fart? © Getty Images

Do birds fart?

Down on the farm: six unusual studies on our favourite livestock © Getty Images

Weird science Six unusual studies on farm animals

Tiny, bat-winged dinosaur sheds light on the origin of flight © Chung-Tat Cheung

Tiny, bat-winged dinosaur sheds light on the origin of flight