A bird beak is the most important resource it has, and every species has one solely designed for survival. Birds use beaks for just about everything: building nests, feeding their young, cleaning ...

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The material a bird selects for its nest depends on the dimensions of its beak, according to researchers. Using data on nest materials for nearly 6,000 species of birds, a team based at the University ...

No one knows how Bruce lost the entire upper half of his beak. What researchers do know is that the endangered kea parrot didn’t just survive the devastating injury — he climbed to the very top of his ...

Albatross have fascinating beaks. Unlike most other birds, they have a "compound" beak made of multiple pieces of keratin. Albatross spend most of their lives at sea, so they have adapted to drink ...

The material a bird selects for its nest depends on the dimensions of its beak, according to researchers. The material a bird selects for its nest depends on the dimensions of its beak, according to ...