Just the name “shoebill” is a clue that this is a strange bird. The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) is a type of stork so named ...

In the natural world, a bird’s beak is far more than just a mouth. It is a highly specialised multi-tool, refined over the ...

There’s brachiating, where a primate swings from perch to perch using its arms, and now there’s beakiating, where a parrot swings along the underside of a twig using their feet and beak A Peach-faced ...

It was a spirited debate between friends that surfaced every time we got together. It was not about politics, the economy or the weather, but the more significant question, do birds have bills or ...

For wildlife, climate change is a bit like the "final boss" the protagonist faces in a video game: big, hulking and inescapable. This formidable enemy has forced wildlife to alter where and how they ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size—from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...