What is a penguin, what do penguins look like, what do they eat, and what do they do all day? Read on to find out!

What is a penguin, what do penguins look like, what do they eat, and what do they do all day? Read on to find out!
Do you know what a plover is? Take this quiz to find out!
Our friends at Mongabay India have created this fantastic video about a little bird called the grey wagtail. In winter this migratory bird flies from the upper Himalayas to warmer areas, like Valparai in south India. That’s a big journey! Click below to learn more about…
On this episode of Candid Animal Cam, we meet a bird from Southeast Asia named after Argus, a mythological Greek giant with many eyes: To learn more about the great argus, visit Mongabay.com:
A group of scientists from England and Hungary wanted to find proof that tropical birds really are more colorful than their temperate cousins. To do this, they used special imaging technology…
Take this quiz and learn about pigeons! 1. True or False? Pigeons and doves are completely different groups of birds. False! From an evolutionary perspective pigeons and doves are all part of the same group, the bird family Columbidae. There are about 300 species in this group. Which birds…
What vultures eat and how they eat it may be gross to humans, but it helps make the world that we live in much cleaner and safer than it would be otherwise.
1. True or False? All penguins live in Antarctica. False! Only two penguin species, the emperor and Adélie penguins are found only in Antarctica. Several more penguin species are found both on Antarctica and surrounding sub-Antarctic islands. There are also penguins in Africa, South America, Australia, and New…
Did you know that there is a special day when kids and adults around the world draw and share bird pictures? Yes! April 8 is Draw a Bird Day! Drawing animals helps us become better observers and artists. It connects us with nature. And it’s…
Have you ever wondered why birds sing in the morning? Read on to find out. And listen to the amazing sounds of a dawn chorus from Greater Kruger, South Africa.
Príncipe is an island approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) off the coast of Central Africa. Along with its neighboring island, São Tomé, it has several endemic species, or species found nowhere else on Earth. One of these endemic species is the Príncipe thrush. Until 2010, the…