Animals

People have been raising chickens for more than 7,000 years. Chickens were first domesticated in India and China. You might think of chickens as farm animals, but even people in...

Talk about a noisy bird. Cockatoos are the loudest of all parrots. They screech and even scream to communicate with each other. In the wild, co-ck atoos live in the

Toucans on television commercials love fruity cereal, but in real life, toucans would choose fruit over cereal. Toucans live in the

Did you know owls are sometimes a symbol of learning? Libraries and bookstores sometimes use pictures of owls to represent reading or wisdom. Maybe this is because owls can see in the dark, detecting things that others can’t see. They are silent, quick and keep to themselves. They sometimes...

Of all the birds of prey, hawks are the most common. You might have heard their screeching, echoing call or seen them soaring high in the air. The red-tailed hawk...

Vultures are nature’s garbage men. They might not have the cleanest job, but without them, earth would get pretty stinky. Vultures eat

When you think of eagles, you probably think of the bald eagle, a symbol of pride in America. Over 60 species of eagles live on the earth and only two of...

From Mary Poppins to Happy Feet, penguins frequently appear in movies. Of all the birds, they might be the most lovable. 17 species live in...

Puffins look a little like penguins, but they’re completely different

If birds could earn frequent flyer miles, terns would definitely earn the most. Almost all terns migrate, and the Arctic tern migrates every year from the Arctic to...

Albatrosses look a bit like giant seagulls, but your chances of seeing one are limited. Albatrosses rarely come to land except to have babies. Even then,...

Many years ago, people in Germany believed storks brought good luck to a family. Storks sometimes nested on their roofs. The people believed storks could bring babies. We know...