These nocturnal creatures are notoriously difficult to spot in the wild, emerging only at night to hunt insects, birds and small mammals ... But the real reason, we suggest, is that with a Dik-Dik you ...

Dik-diks are small antelopes native to Eastern and Southern ... Also known as the little grebe, dabchicks are small water birds in the family Podicipedidae. They are found in freshwater lakes and ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

A near complete skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird — a mallard duck-size creature related to the waterfowl that live by lakes and oceans today ...

The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

Animals are often given very descriptive names. Some are named after their appearance, while some are known for the sounds ...

After a year of rising bird flu cases among people in the United States, researchers are keeping a watchful eye on the H5N1 virus to slow further spread. Since early 2024, the country has recorded ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and ...

Mike Lomax travels hundreds of miles for the chance to see rare birds Bird watchers from across England are in west Cornwall hoping to catch sight of a Booted Eagle. BBC News talks to some of them ...

The city of Claremore will hold four town hall meetings in March. John Feary, Claremore's city manager, said in a Tuesday video Claremore held open town hall meetings for residents a few years ago, ...