Scientists in Australia recorded the first ever audio of echidna vocalizations, a sound which may be linked to reproduction, a study said. Photo from Michael Jerrard via Unsplash As three spiky ...

It’s an annoying sound, described as a screech, a hiss or a nasally shriek. And it’s being heard much more often these days from the backyards of Denver to the pasture lands around Cortez. It is the ...

A biologist has shown that bastard doves can fend for themselves. Despite having a strange coo, hybrid offspring are still able to defend their territory. This is necessary for further reproduction.

The mourning dove is a familiar summer bird that is so common it is almost ubiquitous – but not quite. The dove is an “edge” species. It likes a mix of dense cover and open space, exactly the kind of ...

As three spiky creatures walked out of a rock cave in Australia, a nearby microphone captured their wheezing, exhales and “cooing.” The first-of-its-kind audio settled a scientific debate and ...