Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.

Fill your flower garden with colorful, nectar-rich plants that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds from summer into fall.

The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled.

It’s a time of plenty for native Red-crowned parrots, a virtual parrot paradise for the raucous birds feasting on bountiful ...

New fossil evidence reveals that an ancient caiman may have preyed on the mighty terror bird, offering rare insight into ...

One of the ­oldest forms of hunting, falconry has evolved into a modern sport with a thousand variations. For this bird ...