Bird Pictures & Facts - National Geographic
About Birds. Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found ...
Birds - National Geographic Kids
Birds. Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) and are the only animals with feathers. Although all birds have wings, a few species can't fly. Adélie Penguin.
Animal Pictures and Facts - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about animals with pictures, videos, facts, news, and more. Composite photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark.
Fish Pictures & Facts - National Geographic
About Fish. All fish share two traits: they live in water and they have a backbone—they are vertebrates. Apart from these similarities, however, many of the species in this group differ markedly ...
Arctic tern, facts and photos - National Geographic
Arctic terns are so lightweight—with small bodies, short legs, and narrow wings—that they can glide through the skies on a breeze. Their beaks and feet are bright red, and their bodies are ...
Secretary bird, facts and photos - National Geographic
The secretary bird is distinguished by its long legs and a dramatic black crest of feathers on the back of its head. Its body is covered in whitish-gray feathers, with two long, black-tipped tail ...
Barn owl, facts and photos - National Geographic
With its banshee call, dark eyes, and bright white face, a barn owl could pass for a winged ghost, moving silently against the night sky. In fact, many cultures associate the barn owl with ...
Superb Birds - National Geographic Kids
Superb Birds. Owls, ospreys, and more!
Bird Guide: Endangered Species and Why They Matter - National …
To survive in so many different habitats, the world’s 10,000 or so bird species have evolved into a spectacular diversity of forms. They range in size from the ostrich, which can reach nine feet ...
Strange New Fossil Bird Species Discovered in China - National …
Sep 24, 2018 · Paleontologists in China have discovered a new species of fossil bird that they say reveals a pivotal point in the evolution of flight, when birds had lost the long bony tail seen in dinosaurs ...