When it comes to feet, the earliest-known bird species had more in common with Velociraptors than cardinals. Modern bird feet have a hind toe that points backward and helps the birds perch on branches ...

All bird feet are not the same. One size does not fit all. Different birds have different jobs in this world, and their feet, one of the main tools for the work they do, have evolved to fit the task.

Explore how birds’ bills and feet help them survive in different habitats. Robert S. Ellarson explores how bird species use their bills and feet to thrive in diverse habitats. Learn how seed-cracking ...

The adult bald eagle dropped to eye height and cruised across the rocky point, made a remarkable U-turn and immediately plunged its legs into the water, rising quickly with a small fish. No hesitation ...

Why do some birds hop while others walk or run? Ever notice that? Sparrows hop. Crows walk. Sparrows are small and crows are big. Small birds, particularly songbirds, have short legs. Hopping is the ...

A newly described specimen of an ancient creature that most scientists consider the oldest known bird is posed in a way that provides new viewing angles for several body features. Analyses of those ...

With feet and legs like a peregrine falcon, engineers have created a robot that can perch and carry objects like a bird. Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape, and ...

Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape and texture; some might be wet or moss-covered or bursting with offshoots. And yet birds can land on just about any of them.

(Nanowerk News) Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape and texture; some might be wet or moss-covered or bursting with offshoots. And yet birds can land on just ...