At the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in New Zealand, the large aviary’s lush canopy of trees casts dappled sunlight over the stream flowing below. It is a favorite spot for the Reserve’s kea parrot ...

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule prehistoric seas.

While the kea parrot’s beak would normally be considered essential for survival, Bruce has innovated other ways of commanding respect.

In the natural world, a bird’s beak is far more than just a mouth. It is a highly specialised multi-tool, refined over the ...

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A study describes two species with powerful beaks, and possibly intelligent, that hunted in the Cretaceous seas ...