One distinction thats sometimes made is that a beak is more like the hooked beak of a hawk or an owl, while bill fits better ...

Vultures have a range of symbolic significance across various cultures throughout history. Although often associated with ...

Eagles are powerful birds of prey found worldwide. They have large beaks and strong talons. Some of the largest species by ...

Its hooked beak is all raptor. Birds are no less diverse behaviorally. Some are highly social, others anti. African queleas and flamingos gather in flocks of millions, and parakeets build whole ...

The fossil was on display in a museum, but unlabeled and hidden right under paleontologists’ noses for 20 years.

So it helps them find their food. Once they've found their food, they've got a big hooked beak, which helps them kill or eat their food. And all birds of prey have also got special claws called ...

The gull was spotted hanging from the branch over the River Thames at Iffley Lock A gull that got its beak impaled on a fishing hook and ended up dangling from a tree has been rescued. The RSPCA ...

His actions beg the question, what type of human being will kill unarmed civilians and then continue his life as normal? Does ...

I awoke early one morning in Canberra to a bizarre sound. What the actual f**k is that, I thought, a pterodactyl? It was a ...

Cape Argus letter writers continue to discuss the continued Israel-Palestine conflict discussing recent headlines and ...

Fossil of an extinct Phorusrhacid "terror bird" in the Tatacoa Desert reveals insights into ancient predators and ecosystems.

Under these drastically changing conditions, the struggle to survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard seeds. Smaller finches with less-powerful beaks perished.