Dust bathing among birds and mammals is done to deter parasites, regulate body heat, and remove excess skin debris and oils.

So, what animal has the best vision? In reality, there's no easy answer — but there are certainly some standouts. "There is no perfect visual system," Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, a professor of ...

Ohio once had a thriving suite of carnivores, including bears (more precisely an omnivore), mountain lions, wolves and bobcats. But as our human population flourished, these animals suffered. At the ...

A red-tailed hawk was found at IU Memorial Stadium beak-down in a substance called polyurethane. Here's how she was rescued.

Some good Samaritans and Massachusetts State Police troopers came to the rescue of an injured red-tailed hawk Thursday, ...

Wildlife rehab staff at Chattahoochee Nature Center are treating a hawk struck by a car and a turtle that was attacked.

The red-tailed hawk is one of several species that have made peace with humans and live among us. I’m continually amazed at ...

A red-tailed hawk was rescued Friday after being struck by a vehicle and found injured near a busy Hadley shopping area.

A red-tailed hawk was rescued Friday after being struck by a vehicle and found injured near a busy Hadley shopping area.

A red-tailed hawk was struck by a vehicle in Hadley, Massachusetts and found injured near a shopping area in Hadley, Massachusetts. Tom Ricardi assisted in rescuing the hawk.

After falling, this red-tailed hawk chick needed an assist to get onto a high branch at Bethpage State Park. Credit: Yael Weiss ...

That classic screech is actually the sound of another raptor: the red-tailed hawk. It sounds like this. America’s national bird actually makes a series of whistles and chirps, more like this.