A chance encounter in a Panama rainforest has uncovered a new defensive behavior in white-necked jacobin hummingbird chicks.

Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried ...

The Paradise Tanager is a stunning bird with beautiful colours that is a true gem in the avian world. It comes from the rainforests of South America and showcases the beauty of nature. This bird has a ...

Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama's dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn't know what they were looking at.

After consultation with his colleague Robert Morley, he realises with amazement that, unlike the dinosaurs, the relatives of ...

March 11 (UPI) --Four Dominican nationals have been sentenced for attempting to smuggle tropical birds from San Juan ... endangering the welfare of animals for personal gain was not only cruel ...

A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for ... flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws ...

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. “The data that is stored in the herbarium is a scientific treasure that ...

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change. ScienceDaily . Retrieved March 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250306152917.htm ...

The Westchester County Department of Health announced on Friday, Feb. 28, that multiple birds at Animal Nation, a Farm Animal Rescue & Sanctuary in South Salem, tested positive for the virus, ...