Birds of paradise are so attractive that their appearance once made them the target of skin hunters, who decimated some species. These birds also lend their name to a colorful flower.

New Bird of Paradise Species Has Smooth Dance Moves. To woo a female, ... Scholes and Laman—a National Geographic explorer—first noticed the Vogelkop's unusual vocalizations in 2009.

Shimmery. Spiky. Shaggy. Soft. Feathers are what make birds so alluring—but these photographs remind us that they also tell a story about the science of evolution.

Flashy suitors. Colors require a lot of energy to maintain in the animal world. For the three dozen or so species known as birds of paradise, flamboyant feathers and even more flamboyant dancing ...

A first-ever collaboration between the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian examines the birth of natural history.

Although most male birds are flashier than their female counterparts, ... This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. ... PHOTOGRAPHED AT PARROTS IN PARADISE, ...

This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. ‘If you take care of the birds, you take care of most of the big problems in the world.’ That’s what Thomas ...

On Tuesday, National Geographic editors revealed their top selections chosen from stories they assigned to photographers in 2023 for the fourth annual year-end retrospective. The final photos were ...

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