Birds

April 18, 2025

Study Finds Crows Understand Basic Geometry, a Skill Thought to Be Unique to Humans Up Until Now

Alongside creatures like chimpanzees, dolphins, and dogs, crows are widely considered to be one of the worldโ€™s smartest animals. In fact, past research has proven that these birds can distinguish between human faces and voices, vocally count up to four, create and use tools, and even grasp the concept of water displacement better than an average 5- to 7-year-old child.

Read Article



November 19, 2024

Birders Shatter World Record by Documenting Over 7,800 Species of Birds Within a Single Day

Within the birding community, the โ€œbig yearโ€ challenge serves as an informal goal to encounter as many species of birds as possible within a calendar year and specific geographic area. This past October, however, the yearly challenge was compressed into a single day. Birdwatchers from more than 200 countries joined the October Big Day 2024 challenge, shattering world records by documenting over 7,800 species within just one day.

Read Article


October 1, 2024

Endangered Yellow-Eyed Penguin Is Crowned New Zealandโ€™s Bird of the Year

New Zealand is known for its diverse flora and faunaโ€”particularly, their myriad of colorful birds that call this island nation home. Once a year, one of these hundreds of species is crowned as Bird of the Year, spotlighting the animal to a wider audience. In 2024, the hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, emerged victorious in this fan-voted competition.

Read Article