Many folks in southern coastal areas know about strand feeding, the remarkable fish-catching behavior demonstrated by ...

Birds continue to be amazing. Crows can use tools and hold grudges against specific people. Magpies can recognize themselves in mirrors. And now, hawks are using traffic signals to hunt down prey ...

Hawks and falcons are fearsome birds of prey that often share the same habitat. They may seem similar at first glance, but ...

How hunting harriers home in on their prey Date: May 6, 2025 Source: Flinders University Summary: Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an ...

When it comes to problematic prey, snakes are one of the most challenging. They seldom stay still and allow themselves to be eaten; in fact, many of them fight back. When venomous snakes fight back, ...

A low-flying red-tailed hawk, an adult male likely hunting its next meal, found itself wedged in a car’s grill, just above ...

Berly McCoy and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about a hawk's clever hunting strategy, contacts that allow wearers to see infrared light, and how immunity varies during the day.

Researchers documented 34 instances of purported prey-sharing behavior, which suggests orcas may be altruistic and capable of ...

Trending News: A hawk in New Jersey has adapted to city life. It uses traffic signals to hunt birds. The hawk waits for the pedestrian crossing sound. It then ambush ...

A Coopers' hawk in New Jersey learned to use a traffic light and its accompanying tone for blind pedestrians to ambush prey, a study found.

The research team focused on harriers – a group of hawks found in North America, Australia, NZ, Europe, and parts of Africa and Asia – because they show some unusual, owl-like hunting behaviours.