Birds are majestic creatures. The bald eagle, for instance, has been on the Great Seal of the United States for nearly 250 years. Plus, various species of birds have earned the honor of becoming state ...

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Discover the awe-inspiring majesty of nature’s largest aviators in this video showcasing the 9 largest flying birds in the world according to their massive wingspans.

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In Pakistan’s Cholistan Desert, a group of rare birds was recently documented by wildlife photographer Syed Rizwan Mehmood. On July 20, Mehmood witnessed six Great Indian bustards engaging in ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists believed flying reptiles called pterosaurs took to the air with birdlike brains. Old fossils seemed to show it. Hard stone casts inside skulls hinted at big ...