This video highlights three African bird species known for actively hunting or driving out invasive animals. It explores how ...

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African raptors that hunt during the day face an extinction crisis, with populations decreasing among dozens of species of birds of prey, researchers said in a study published Thursday. Researchers ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating ...

The Maryland Zoo welcomed 8 baby African penguins to its family. On Monday, the zoo announced the first two names of the baby ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. -- North Carolina Zoo officials are asking for the public's help after two African birds got out of their habitat sometime on Friday. Zoo officials believe the two Secretary Birds got ...

When you think of tropical biodiversity, you may picture flocks of colorful birds flitting through lush foliage—but what you are less likely to imagine is the plethora of parasites and pathogens ...

Maryland Zoo has hatched more than 1000 African penguins over the past 50 years, and the zoo claims it is home to the largest ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating ...

Numbers have dropped, in some cases sharply, for nearly all of the 42 raptor species surveyed in sub-Saharan regions. By Rachel Nuwer Silhouettes of patrolling raptors filled skies throughout Africa ...

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Cape Town, South Africa — South Africa has culled about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain dozens of outbreaks of two separate strains of avian influenza that threaten to create a shortage ...