The largest flying birds in the world have wingspans of up to 3.5m; discover the five biggest, plus where they live and what ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and University of Konstanz in Germany have identified how large land birds fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean—without ...

According to bird experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman, much about bird flying is dependent on the species, season, and what else the bird is doing. Songbirds that feed on insects vary in the elevation ...

Utqiagvik, Alaska is the northernmost town in the United States. Located within the Arctic circle, no roads lead out, only planes. The local Ace Hardware calls itself “The Top of the World.” ...

When hurricanes pass over the ocean they churn up creatures from the deep – a chance to feast for predators brave enough to weather the storm. High on a rocky plateau, one small nocturnal seabird is ...

The Arctic terns that nest near the Mendenhall Glacier (and around the whole Arctic) are champion long-distance migrants — they are said to have the longest regular migration of any bird species. They ...

With a surface larger than all the continents together, the Pacific Ocean is the most extreme environment a migratory bird can encounter. Yet there are several bird species that conquer this enormous ...

It’s a plane. It’s a boat. It’s a water-crossing, air-bound platypus of a creation that manipulates a law of physics that ocean-traversing birds have used forever to fly farther, faster and with less ...

(WHTM) — In Pennsylvania, you may see many geese throughout the year. During the fall and winter months, you may hear them honking as they fly overhead in a V shape. When the geese are in a V ...