The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster than any bird, yet no manufactured device matches the graceful movements and ...

But high-speed cameras show us what makes these ... scientists captured the birds to get body weight and wing measurements (above). This one stayed still on the scale because hummingbirds are ...

Crows, house sparrows and other species judge when to flee the asphalt by average traffic rates rather than an oncoming car's speed Highway-savvy birds don’t read road signs but they may pay ...

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

HYDERABAD: The 17th Wings Bird Race attracted 40 persons, including nine young birders, reflecting the growing interest in birdwatching. A rare sighting of the Malabar whistling thrush added ...