Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like bats and dolphins to locate objects by emitting sound waves and interpreting ...

It’s much easier to identify bird songs once you understand a few tricks. The most important thing to know is that most of ...

A recent study reveals what many of us who live with companion parrots have long suspected: at least some parrots don’t ...

What are carrion crows saying to each other? Answering that question has been Vittorio Baglione and Daniela Canestrari’s ...

A young zebra finch learning to sing may not sound like much at first, just a babbling stream of chirps and whistles. But ...

By Laela Sayigh, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years ...

Here & Now 's Robin Young visits the Cornell Lab of Ornithology ahead of Global Big Day on Saturday — a big day for birders.

Long-tailed, neon green and among Costa Rica’s greatest wildlife wonders, the resplendent quetzal is an aptly named bird — ...

Colombia, with its varied geography, has about 2,000 species of birds — more than any other country in the world. All those species of birds have become an important part of a growing ecotourism ...

You might go for a walk in the forest to disconnect from work and calm your nerves after a busy week. The chirping and calls of birds in the canopy above might be exactly what allows you to relax. But ...

Brazilian basketball legend Oscar Schmidt has died at the age of 68 after a long battle with brain cancer. Larry Bird, who presented Schmidt at his Hall of Fame induction, called him one of the ...