In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, ...

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two rare coastal birds, the Piping Plover and the Brown Booby, are expected to be in Central Texas this July.

The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is an icon of Oklahoma and beyond. Learn about their nests, diet and more.

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Grackles tend to congregate in large ... bird. The great-tailed grackle is distinguished from its close cousin the common grackle by its larger body, and the male has a long, keel-shaped tail.

Great Black-backed Gull . The plumage of juvenile and immature great black-backed gulls initially has a complex pattern of ...

With their thick fur, long tails, and big, curious eyes, cuscuses are charming forest creatures. They may look slightly ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Solomon Islands is the Pacific region's largest legal commercial exporter of wildlife for the exotic pet trade - a ...

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...