Properly cleaning raw chicken is essential to ensure food safety. Utilize methods like rinsing with cold water, soaking in ...

Large birds -- our closest relations to dinosaurs -- are capable of technical innovation, by solving a physical task to gain access to food.

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Hygiene takes many forms in the animal kingdom, and it’s not always about getting clean.

Everyone knows that parrots can talk. It’s also widely believed that birds will sit on your shoulder, or that they’ll step up ...

IN ANCIENT ROME “bird seers” were priests, or augurs, who delivered prophecies based on their observations of birds. The right combination of bird ...

This video is the 2nd in a 3 part series on slaughtering and processing quail at home and covers how to skin (pluck) the bird to remove the feathers quickly and easily. Visit our blog for more -~-~~- ...

I consider myself to be a fairly balanced and flexible person. By that, I mean there are very few subjects in which I am not ...

Fashion month is in full swing, and the beauty details tell a story all on their own. Here in New York, street-style lovers ...

The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

A welcome winter thaw before Christmas called me into the woods. My dog and I followed our usual hiking path, up and down hills in the remnant Big Woods adjacent to where I live. The top layer of ...