While most birds carefully nurture and protect their young, some species have evolved a more unconventional approach. Known as "brood parasites," these birds lay their eggs in the nests of other ...

The first wild eggs of an endangered bird have been laid for the first time in almost four decades, and the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden helped to play a role!The zoo says Sihek, an endangered ...

The bird flu outbreak continues to spread across the United States. Over the last 30 days, the H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in 107 flocks (66 commercial and 41 backyard) in 18 states and has ...

Thousands of new bird flu cases have emerged in recent months among New York flocks, including in parks and even backyard coops. The spread set off a fresh round of public health alerts among state ...

Americans are not the only ones getting sick from the flu this year. An ongoing bird flu outbreak has infected millions of wild birds, commercial poultry and backyard flocks in the U.S. since January ...

Birds lay their eggs carefully in their nests away from human life. Many people have seen that the birds have abandoned their eggs after being touched by humans. The idea is that birds sense danger ...

According to him, poultry farmers and food safety experts can spot potential infections simply by paying attention to how an egg looks and feels – long before lab tests confirm an outbreak. Wrinkled ...