Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

If you have day-hiked in the Smokies, you have undoubtedly been monitored, unawares, from a tree cavity. The unseen watcher? A winged super-predator resting with one eye open, waiting for dusk or ...

When we do our routine activities at night we sometimes meet the wild creatures of the dark hours. Most are mammals. Few of them are birds, but owls are the exception. Six species occur regularly in ...

MADISON, Wis. - Marked by distinctive yellow eyes, these white owls usually call the Arctic their home. However, during the winter months, a small number of these owls travel south and sometimes call ...