The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the ...

Harpy eagles are among the heaviest raptors in the world, with larger females weighing up to an average of up to 20 pounds.

A young mountain lion injured by a vehicle has been released back into the wild after nearly five months of rehabilitation at ...

The African savanna is home to many amazing and unique animals, including the secretary bird. This striking creature may look like it’s dressed for a fancy masquerade ball, but don’t expect it ...

New research shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use their beaks to eat and explore their habitats -- adaptations that helped them evolve into ...

New research from the University of Chicago and University of Missouri shows how physical changes in the skull affected the mechanics of the way birds move and use their beaks to eat and explore ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

This Fossilized Prehistoric Bird With Teeth Likely Used Its Head as a Weapon Although Longipteryx’s skull shape, beak length, and teeth hardness say ‘carnivore,' the seeds found in its gut says ...

The giant skull of the ancient Australian bird called Genyornis newtoni, pictured) reveals it was a prehistoric ‘giga-goose’ ...

Huge archaeology breakthrough as rare skull of 50,000-year-old extinct bird discovered Scientists have been looking for undamaged skull fossils of the bird species Genyornis Newtoni for decades.

After 128 years of exploration, fossil excavation and investigation, Flinders University researchers have finally uncovered the skull of Australia's own giant and charismatic megafauna bird ...

Paleontologists Uncover Rare Skull of 500-Pound ‘Thunder Bird’ in Australia The most complete skull of the extinct, flightless bird ever found has revealed adaptations that might have made the ...