Much has been written about the dodo over the years, but very little of it is based on what these birds were like in life.
This impressive astronomical spectacle happens to bear a resemblance to a particular flightless seabird.
These half-bird, half-lion creatures of myth and folklore were long thought to have been inspired by Protoceratops.
Rumors have swirled for years around the development of a new type of hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft.
This striking yellow and black bird, which hadn't been seen for 20 years, was rediscovered during an expedition to Africa.
A newly identified species of birdlike dinosaur has offered up a glimpse of life before the asteroid strike.
Interbreeding between modern humans and Neanderthals could account for why some of us are predisposed to be early birds.
The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today's ostriches seem tame.
Scientists have been struggling to determine what has been causing the birds to wash up along the shoreline en masse.
Multiple witnesses have recorded footage of a bird just lying there in the sky, apparently not attached to anything.
Ostriches are today's largest birds, but in the past - even these giants would have seemed relatively miniature.
Palaeontologists have unearthed what is thought to be the leg bones of the largest species of bird to ever live.
The former MoD UFO investigator has suggested that alien monitoring devices could be disguised as common animals.
An obscure breed of pigeon from Budapest is certainly one of the most peculiar birds you are likely to see.
A CCTV camera captured the bizarre moment a huge flock of birds flew straight into the pavement.
You might not have heard them do it, but fish are capable of making all manner of croaks, chirps and other sounds.
The streets of Chongzuo City were filled with large flightless birds at the weekend after 80 ostriches escaped from a local farm.
A bird with a particular penchant for laying eggs with black yolks has recently gone viral on social media.
Researchers were shocked to discover that the vegetarian reptiles have started hunting down prey.
The distinctive bird is among 23 species in the US that are about to be declared officially extinct by authorities.