Pretty in gray? Brookfield Zoo Chicago welcomes four baby flamingos Starting August 19 the chicks will be available for viewing at the Penguin Encounter Room window. The babies have gray feathers ...

First blue feathers found on a fossilized bird An ancient relative of today’s rollers with a deep blue hue adds to our understanding of nature’s prehistoric palette.

They have blue-gray feathers with darker gray heads, large, pale eyes, and bills that look like wooden shoes. Their bills are over 7 inches long and they are almost as wide.

The more melanin, the stronger the feather, so all-white birds, like white pelicans, have black wingtips, adding strength and durability to heavily used flight feathers.

Flamingos dye their sun-faded feathers to stay pretty in pink The DIY routine may help attract mates. Once the chicks are born, this preening stops ...

Cracking the code of animal attraction is more than pretty feathers or mood lighting Zoo curators often go the extra mile to make creatures feel at home under human care. But recreating romance in ...

Sabrina Carpenter's 'Feather' video ended up getting a Catholic priest in pretty big trouble.