The study flags new challenges for conservation as population growth brings humans and animals closer together. View on ...

A PRIVATE island that comes with its own hurricane-proof home has hit the market for £11.5m. Vawa island is located at ‘the ...

The Indian jungles are a paradise for birdwatchers. These jungles offer a chance to spot vibrant and exotic birds in their ...

The United States, often celebrated for its vastness and diversity, is a land of remarkable contrasts and hidden gems that ...

Many Heliconia flowers resemble the striking plumage of birds-of-paradise. Others evoke lobster claws or toucan beaks. Gardeners have cultivated Heliconia species for centuries as striking ...

But the smuggling cartels keep trying to slip exotic animals through Chennai, which is a short flight away from Thailand and Malaysia. "There are more than 100 groups in Chennai that smuggle in ...

Whether they’re whipping their heads dramatically, contorting into seemingly impossible shapes, or trapping light in their plumage like a black hole, birds-of-paradise always seem to have a new trick ...

Born in Hong Kong to British and Filipino parents, 25-year-old singer-songwriter Towa Bird first picked up a guitar when she was 12. Realizing early on that she was queer and living in culturally ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden layer of visual communication in birds-of-paradise—biofluorescence. Nearly all species in this group glow under UV light, with ...

According to Ortiz González, the problem used to be people trying to cross the border with exotic animals in their cars, but now, he says it’s more common to find people selling rare birds and animals ...

With flashy feathers and fancy moves, birds of paradise are already known for extravagant looks. But a trick that boosts that zing has been overlooked by science, until now. In the right light ...