Animals’ appearances are shaped by factors that include biological, environmental, and social pressures. Typically, animals ...

Typically, females appear less colorful than males; this adaptation helps protect females from predators. Such an adaptation ...

An adult female hawk appeared injured near the Lincoln Memorial. Wildlife teams worked to contain the bird and rehabilitate ...

The discovery of a prehistoric tail-shedding reptile reveals more about large lizard life and lineage during the Late ...

A Steamboat Springs resident for 52 years and a retired middle school science teacher, Winston Walker is among many ...

Natural camouflage is one of nature’s greatest gifts in the animal kingdom. Sure, some animals have deadly toxins or ...

The Sharp-tailed Grouse Advisory Committee has recommended the DNR resume a hunting season for the species this fall. If ...

Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls ...

A 15-year-old from Lock Haven shared her journey of becoming a falconer and training a red-tailed hawk named Thora.

Bird Lore: Red-winged Blackbirds are some of the most abundant and conspicuous birds in North America. Beginning in early spring, males perch above marshes, pond edges, damp fields, and roadside ...

Scarlet tanagers are most likely to be seen in the north central part of Minnesota.