Adult button quails are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and chicks are even smaller. This ground-dwelling ...

Flightless Bird sees journalist David Farrier learning about what makes America special, from his unique perspective as a ...

The Galápagos rail (Laterallus spilonota) is a largely flightless bird and as such is particularly vulnerable to predation. The bird is found on several of the Galápagos islands, where Darwin ...

One of the most infamous cautionary tales of humanity's follies, the reasons behind the extinction of the dodo are even more ...

For a second year in a row, John Ball Zoo has a penguin competing in a nationwide tournament. March of the Penguins Madness, ...

At 6 months old, Atticus is the Detroit Zoo's newest penguin and the fluffiest competitor in March of the Penguin Madness. He ...

Centre director Chloe Drew said Emma may have lived so long because he was "spoiled with lots of love and attention". The ...

McCoy has been raising the flightless birds in Kuna since 2014. He said ostrich meat is a healthier alternative to red meat, with a lower fat content and similar taste. “It’s different, right? This is ...

New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human ...

Seteweela, a 14-year-old golden eagle originally from the San Francisco area, was rendered flightless at about the age of 3 ...