As you begin to see nests full of baby chicks and fledgling birds hopping around in your backyard, you may wonder: how do ...

Answer: Birds do not have the sex organs common to mammals. Instead, both male and female birds have what's known as a cloaca ...

“In March of 1950, the last remaining whooping crane in Louisiana was captured at White Lake and transported to Aransas ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- In his home office in Durham, Duke neuroscientist Richard Mooney shows a series of images of a bird's brain on song. In one, what looks like a pointillist painting illustrates a young ...

The avian world is a treasure trove of fascinating and often bizarre mating rituals. Explore the different types of bird behaviors.