Birds of all kinds are renowned for their calls, songs, and relentless chirps. Some birds use their calls to communicate with one another, while others use their calls to attract mates. One such ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. In a series called Close Listening: Decoding Nature Through Sound, Morning Edition has been profiling ...

A thousand drones that will ascend to the night skies above Central Park on Saturday are meant to simulate a “murmuration” of birds, but wildlife advocates and a local councilmember say the spectacle ...

While common cuckoos mimic their host's eggs, new research has revealed that a group of parasitic finch species in Africa have evolved to mimic their host's chicks - and with astonishing accuracy. The ...

A British garden bird has been found to be so intelligent that it can solve problems and even 'mimic human voices', according to a professor's discovery. Several common species have demonstrated ...

A combination aviary and bird-watching platform in China’s Suzhou Taihu Lakeside National Wetland Park, this stunning conceptual design by Margot Krasojević Architecture utilizes piezoelectric energy ...

On a dusky evening in 2007, while completing her Ph.D., Laura Kelley was traipsing through the backwoods of Queensland, Australia, when she heard her landlady shouting for her cat. Bonnie! Bonnie!

The male superb lyrebird of Australia is known for its astounding abilities to mimic the songs of other birds and for almost perfectly replicating human-generated sounds such as camera shutters and, ...

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A perching bird-like robot is seen to resemble how a real bird behaves, like carrying an object and flying around. While it's surprising to see a rare sighting of an unmanned aerial vehicle that ...