On a warm afternoon, Suyana, our Andean condor, was set for her final flight of the day. She stepped out onto the grass, clearly interested in heading to her sending-off trainer. But between her and the launch point? A lot of plants. And an uphill...
You’ve probably watched a bird twitch its head toward a faint rustle. Or seen an owl lock onto prey without ever moving its eyes. And maybe you’ve wondered: What exactly are they hearing that we’re not? Turns out, the answer is… a lot. Birds navigate the world...
Birds help us track environmental change, understand animal behavior, and even spark innovation in how we design and solve problems. Whether we’re talking about conservation, climate, or cognition, birds are at the center of some of the most important questions we can ask about the...
Tina the burrowing owl spotted it before I did — a tiny flicker of movement that I completely missed. Birds are like humans in that they rely heavily on vision to perceive the world. But what they see — and how they see it —...
