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Flamingos look silly when they eat, but new research suggests they're actually being smart.

Parrots are known to be chatty, social animals. But when they're kept as pets, they can get lonely. A group of scientists found that video chatting with other parrots helps them feel less so.

Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago.

Scientists have uncovered the fossil of an ancestral penguin off the east coast of New Zealand. It was one of the earliest known species of penguin and also one of the largest.

A bald eagle going through TSA security caught Twitter's attention. Clark, who lives at a sanctuary, travels via plane to fly at events. He's taken over 100 commercial flights

Folk Alley's Elena See and Linda Fahey share their takes on the best Americana, roots and folk records of the year.

The Interior Department is removing the American bald eagle from protection under the Endangered Species Act. Once almost wiped out by hunters and DDT poisoning, the eagle has not only survived but is thriving.

California condors are among the biggest flying creatures in North America and are very close to extinction. They were recently spotted in Sequoia National Park for the first time in nearly 50 years.

What is a presidential turkey pardon – and why is it happening again?

A video posted by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows the fugitive flamingo wading into Cox Bay about 120 miles southwest of Houston.

John Latimer's official weekly assessment of nature

Pam Perry is a retired non-game wildlife specialist for the Minnesota DNR. She joins John Latimer and Heidi Holtan on the Tuesday Morning Show to talk…

Border News Roundup with Marshall Helmberger

British paleontologist David Hone set out to write a book that stresses what isn't yet known about dinosaurs — as much as what is known.

When an NPR reporter heard a startling loud metallic noise in her house, she was about to get an interesting lesson in animal behavior.

When the price of eggs seesawed up and down, more people opted to buy chickens for their backyard and to make it an easier option: They rented them.

Jeff Sundin joins Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show for Early Bird Fishing. They talk about how the full moon, high winds and cooler water…

When people leave religious groups, they sometimes feel adrift. Some formerly faithful folks in Southern California are looking for ways to build community specifically for ex-believers.

In Lahore, Pakistan, breeding and racing pigeons is an integral part of everyday life.

In the rural communities of Puerto Rico's central mountains, cockfighting has been a way of life for centuries. But on Dec. 20, the practice will become illegal on the island.