An estimated 17 per cent of adult northwestern crows are affected by the disorder in coastal Alaska. The keratin layer of the beak becomes overgrown, resulting in elongated and often crossed beaks.

A bird beak is the most important resource it has, and every species has one solely designed for survival. Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young, cleaning ...

Lovebirds, a type of parrot, have an incredible ability to use their beaks as a third limb while climbing, hoisting more than 70 per cent of their body weight using the muscles in their necks and ...

Parrots Have a Curved Beak One of every parrot’s most distinctive features is its curved beak. Known as a hookbill, parrots use it to crush and crack hard-shelled nuts.