Mating dances are not unusual in the bird kingdom, but the displays put on by birds of paradise are mesmerizing. The male bird in the above clip is doing his best to impress a female, and the display ...

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Humans aren't the only animals that dance to a beat: Deep in the forest of Southeastern Australia, male lyrebirds groove to their own music, a new study reports. The study researchers found that ...

The Sorbs of Lusatia, Germany, celebrated an ancient winter tradition known as Vogelhochzeit, or the "Bird's Wedding." Reader Leo Symmank - whose ancestors were among the Sorbs, aka Wends, who ...

Among birds, females often rule the roost. Not only do females frequently take control in the selection of a mate and over nesting activities, but several female birds also are larger and more ...

Researchers have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating systems persist while others disappear over time. Researchers at Rice University have ...

A tiny Amazonian bird has become a world-record breaker thanks to its "ridiculously loud" mating call. The white bellbird, which lives in a remote mountainous rainforest in the northern Brazil's ...

Birds use odor to identify other birds, and researchers have shown that if the bacteria that produce the odor is altered, it could negatively impact a bird's ability to communicate with other birds or ...