Also commonly referred to as heat distress, heatstroke is a serious condition that can affect many pets, including birds. Many birds are native to tropical environments, but if they aren't used to ...

A few years ago, I stopped being afraid of birds and realized that, actually, I really liked them. It just clicked one day. It’s cool that there are so many that I can see relatively close to my house ...

If you have a pet, you know that they will wake you up. It's just something your pet does; they want their breakfast early, they want to play, they want you to look at something. They have no qualms ...

Two white-winged doves stood side by side belly-deep in our birdbath under the shade of a sweetgum tree on a brutally hot afternoon with ne’re the hint of a breeze. Doves were suffering, as do all ...

I spend the entire month of June on a boat watching the sunrise and sunset. I do this because I am leading wildlife photography tours, to capture images of Loons. I am so fortunate to be outside, ...

On a riff from a Noel Coward song, only mad dogs and golfers go out in the midday sun. As a birdwatcher, I go out at daybreak when temperatures are at least sufferable. But how do birds covered in ...

Parrots are absolutely extraordinary pals—there aren't many other pets that can literally talk back to you! Parrots are some of the most intelligent and expressive animals of all, and because they're ...

Before Matt Reeves introduced Colin Farrell's The Penguin in 2022's The Batman, we could have gotten another incarnation according to Margot Robbie, who plays the DCEU/DCU fan favorite Harley Quinn ...

What can birds teach us about intelligence? They may have “bird brains,” but they can solve problems, use tools and even share culture. In the next Hot Science – Cool Talks, Dr. Carlos Botero explores ...