It has long been known that birds evolved from dinosaurs in what was a slow gradual process, involving feathers, wings and beaks. Evidence for feathers has shown up in the fossil record ...

This story appears in the April 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. A flamingo looks like a bird cooked up by an exuberant preschooler—absurdly long legs, knobby ankles (that look like ...

Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young, cleaning their feathers, defending themselves ...

Pet birds, with their vibrant feathers and cheerful chirps, are delightful companions. However, like any other animal, they ...

Birds have feathers and a beak and lay hard-shelled eggs. Many birds are able to fly using their wings, but others such as ostriches are flightless and unable to fly. Some birds like penguins ...

but we observe the birds preening their feathers to remove the old ones using their beak and scratching with their toenails leading to some unique and often funny ‘hair styles’ during the ...

Their beaks grow thicker and brighter, white feathers replace black ones ... (In some locations the birds nest among rocks and boulders.) The female lays one egg, which the male and female ...