A Biologist Explains How Prehistoric ‘Terror Birds’ Earned Their Name

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...

New Study Debunks 50-Year Myth About Hawaiʻi’s Native Bird Extinctions

A new study challenges a decades-old assumption about the loss of Hawaiʻi’s native waterbirds. Challenging a half-century-old ...
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These are the 25 weirdest birds in the world (#17 is the world's most dangerous bird )

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures — but a few of our feathered friends are truly bizarre — like these 25 ...
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Every Country Has a National Animals — But These are the 20 Weirdest National Animals (You'll Never Guess #1 )

From dodos to dugongs, mythical birds to magical horses, these 15 weirdest national animals from around the world truly let ...

5 flightless birds that prove not all birds need wings

Not all birds are meant to soar. Some evolved differently — trading wings for powerful legs, speed, or swimming skills. From ...

$10,000 reward offered to prove 'extinct' creature with haunting cry still lives

Dozens of adventurers are hoping to claim a $10,000 reward, which is on offer to anyone who can provide proof that the South ...

Think Extinction Is Rare? 2025’s Red List Shatters That Myth

In 2025, the world marked another sad milestone in the ongoing loss of biodiversity: multiple species long missing from their ...
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Christmas Island Shrew and Slender-Billed Curlew Among the 'Sobering' Number of Animals Declared Extinct in 2025

This year, at least six animal and insect species moved to the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...