Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Dalmatian pelican became extinct in the UK in medieval times [Getty Images] A plan is being considered to reintroduce the ...

Meet the magnificent Philippine eagle! This huge bird stands three feet tall and has a wingspan of over six feet! Known locally as the ‘monkey-eating eagle,’ it has legendary status among the humid ...

History has not been kind to the elephant bird of Madagascar. Standing nearly 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1,000 pounds — or so researchers believed — this flightless cousin of the ostrich went ...

Birds are among the most majestic creatures on this planet, and they have dominated almost all ecosystems and landscapes. Some are perfectly suited for life on land, others prefer the water, and some ...

Flightless birds have had a rough go of it over the past few centuries, with many going extinct — the most iconic being the dodo bird. But not all have perished. Here are four flightless birds that ...

The ostrich is quite an unusual animal. With its giant feathery plumes, massive feet, and long spindly legs, it looks like something right out of a Dr. Seuss story. But seeing one of these enormous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The ostrich is the tallest bird that inhabits the planet ...

A plan is being considered to reintroduce the largest bird to have ever lived in Britain. The Dalmatian pelican lived in Britain thousands of years ago, but was driven to extinction during medieval ...