Birds of prey, also known as raptors, consist of hawks, eagles, owls, vultures, condors, and falcons, which can be found in every corner of the world with the exception of Antarctica. There are over ...

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique flora and fauna. And, up until about a thousand years ago, it was home to the world’s largest known bird species. Meet Madagascar’s legendary ...

Flightless birds have had a rough go of it over the past few centuries, with many going extinct — the most iconic being the dodo bird. But not all have perished. Here are four flightless birds that ...

Silent wings, razor-sharp talons, and killer precision—these apex aerial predators rule the skies. Here are the world’s ...

A wildlife ranger in New Zealand filmed “rare footage” of a fight between a flightless bird and the country’s “largest reptile,” officials said. Photo from New Zealand’s Department of Conservation A ...

A handful of bite marks on a fossil tens of millions of years old speaks to an ancient tussle between two terrifying apex predators. Reading time 2 minutes Sometime between 16 and 11.6 million years ...

To exploit a rich food resource that remains largely inaccessible to most predators, Europe’s largest bat captures, kills, and consumes nocturnally migrating birds in flight high above the ground, ...