Ostriches, the world's largest birds, are found in Africa. Their strong legs and six-inch talons can kill a lion, disembowel a human, or even puncture the frame of a car ...

The elf owl, the smallest owl in the world, inhabits the deserts of the southwestern US and Mexico. Measuring 12-14 cm and ...

A falconer contracted by Charleston County will stay in the area until March 17, flying eight falcons and hawks daily to keep ...

Several Oregon lawmakers are calling on the incoming administration to nix a plan to kill nearly half a million barred owls on the West Coast, citing the cost and infeasibility. In a letter sent ...

The World Center for Birds of Prey is an indoor-outdoor education center. Visitors get a chance to see all sorts of raptors, including eagles, vultures, hawks, and falcons from around the world.

In recent years, the United Kingdom has relaxed restrictions on rat poisons (rodenticides) available for purchase. But rodenticides don't just affect rats; they also kill or endanger birds of prey. A ...

It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator,' she said. 'He's always been charismatic. Able to attract others with the strength of his personality ...

Syntheses of natural product–like compound libraries with high scaffold diversity have proven hard to develop. A strategy employing metathesis cascades to 'zip up' a set of unsaturated building ...

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Batman is the foremost vigilante in the DC Multiverse, protecting Gotham City from the most evil supervillains and violent ...

Kennedy Jr.'s cousin, Caroline Kennedy, urged lawmakers to reject the nomination for the controversial political figure and ...