Birds
It can spot prey over a mile away and swoop in at a staggering 100 miles an hour to make their kill - leaving their prey little chance of escape
We take a look at one of the world's most majestic birds, the bald eagle
Scientists discover bald eagle nest on banks of Michigan river – and are stunned at what they find inside it
Four bald eagles fledge from nest in North America for only the fifth time on record.
It ‘rains’ horizontally, is home to the largest cat in the Americas and provides life to two oceans
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is a unique and extraordinary cloud forest in Costa Rica
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Birdwatchers spotted a black vulture nesting on the roadside. What it was sitting on amazed them all
The vulture appeared to be incubating a snail shell – it's the first time this behaviour has ever been documented.
"With its eyes fixed on ripples in the water below, it suddenly folds its wings, plummets and, a split-second before contact, thrusts its legs forward…"
Plummet, dive, snatch... ospreys are master fishermen, but why exactly are they so darn good at it?
It has piercing blue-grey eyes, a 2m wingspan, a spectacular shaggy crest – and is powerful enough to take monkeys in its deadly talons
Forest degradation has been catastrophic to the notorious Philippine eagle
"Much like Victorian ladies, females had no reason to compete. Hushed by Darwin’s theory, their role was simply to listen to the jazzy showmanship of the males"
The female superb lyrebirds have a voice – and a taste for vandalism – which they aren't afraid to use.
Scientists X-rayed ancient penguin bones from remote Antarctic island. Here’s why
Antarctica wasn’t always the freezing and ice-capped remote land we know today…
It spans over 1 million acres, contains rare creatures and is the only place on Earth where two watery, deadly apex predators clash
Everglades National Park, in the US state of Florida, is the largest subtropical wilderness in North America
It weighed more than 2 tonnes and holds the record for the largest bird nest on the planet…
This bird of prey is a master builder, crafting massive stick nests, called aeries, that they return to and expand year after year.
These birds have never seen rattlesnakes before. Here's what happened when the two of them met
Red-winged blackbirds differentiate between venomous and non-venomous snakes when defending their nests, even if they've never come across the species before, according to a new study.
"It sounds like the two-tone horn of a fast train approaching a station. Unfathomably, females find the noise attractive…"
Just which bird has the loudest call? And how do they produce such a peace-shattering sound?
Should we feed bread to ducks?
Should you feed bread to birds? Stuart Blackman takes a look at the evidence
When an expedition team went to the Falkland Islands, a group of curious animals surrounded them
A large group of king penguins approached the researchers “before giving a trademark side-eye and waddling off”.
Eagles have it, herons don’t – What really makes a bird a ‘bird of prey’?
Why are some birds referred to as birds of prey, and others aren't?
“The drongo can now begin his tricks – but he must first earn the confidence of his victims.”
In this clip from the BBC’s Africa, narrated by David Attenborough, a family of meerkats gets fooled not once, but twice.
In 2025, thousands of weird, flamboyant birds flooded into the UK. And it could happen again
Flamboyant in appearance, the hoopoe is a welcome Mediterranean sight – and a bird with varied cultural resonance. Might Britain’s warming climate enable it
to colonise the country?
Which bird can lift the heaviest load? Meet the feathered weightlifters that punch far above their weight
We take a look at the world's strongest birds
Some animals give each other names, like humans do. Now scientists know why…
From elephants and parrots to dolphins and marmosets, there are plenty of creatures who use naming systems
Can baby birds ‘talk’ to one another inside their eggs?
Newly-hatched chicks make plenty of noises once they’ve hatched, but can they communicate within their eggs?
"Their venom is a highly potent neurotoxin, 15 times more toxic than a rattlesnake’s..." 10 most dangerous, deadliest animals in the Grand Canyon…
Mountain lions, poisonous lizards and tarantula-eating wasps: introducing the Grand Canyon’s most deadly wildlife
"It swoops down on its prey and grasps it with claws as it tears off the head…" 7 animals brave enough to take on – and kill – the deadly king cobra
The longest-recorded king cobra was an impressive 5.85 metres long, raising the question, what sort of animal would dare to take one on?
The 12km long, bustling, coastal metropolis that's filled with thousands of homes and a vibrant, colourful community
Stretching across a dramatic 12-kilometre landscape, this vibrant and densely populated community operates with the efficiency of a major urban centre.
"This slashing can cause fatal wounds in humans…" 10 deadliest birds on the planet, including one with a highly lethal 12cm claw…
Are these the world's most dangerous birds?
