Flightless birds, despite their inability to fly, exhibit remarkable survival strategies through unique adaptations and behaviors. From the towering ostrich to the diminutive kiwi, these creatures ...

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans ...

Ostriches and their relatives: rheas, emus, cassowaries, kiwis -- Tinamous -- Penguins -- Loons or divers -- Grebes -- Albatrosses and petrels: shearwaters, storm petrels, diving petrels -- Pelicans ...

Flight is a rare skill in the animal world. Among vertebrates, it evolved only three times: in bats, birds, and the ...

A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human settlers first arrived on the country’s two main islands. Now, a Texas-based ...