Kellianne Matthews

Quick Take The dog you see behind shelter bars is almost never the dog you actually get, and there is a measurable biological reason why this is the case.

Quick Take Scientists ran a sneaky egg-swap experiment to settle a decades-old debate about whether a parrot's "name" is born or built, and the answer upends what most people assume.

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After 20 years, scientists rediscovered the endangered dhole in Vietnam. The rare sighting could reshape conservation for the species.

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For most birds , looking good for spring means undergoing a partial molt . Because feathers are pure protein, shedding and rebuilding a wardrobe

For centuries, Japanese folklore warned travelers about the kawauso lurking along quiet riverbanks at night.

Quick Take Scientists caught a wild lynx doing something to its prey that no carnivore has ever been documented doing before, and the reason behind it turned out to be nothing like what they first assumed.

Gibraltar receives over 10 million visitors each year, and many come specifically hoping for an up-close encounter with one of Europe's strangest

Found across South and Southeast Asia, the common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is just 4 to 5 inches long and weighs less than half an ounce. Despite its tiny size, it pulls off one of the most impressive engineering feats in the bird world. As seen in this Instagram video, this small songbird is the ultimate