A shared shape rule, the power cascade, governs most bird beak growth. It links modern birds with extinct dinosaurs.

Shrikes are predatory songbirds that have hooked beaks to help them feed on everything from lizards and insects to small birds and mammals. Theyre known to kill more prey in one sitting than they ...

From the sharp, hooked beak ... flattened beaks. These beaks act like nets, allowing them to scoop up flying insects with ...

A video posted this week on YouTube captured the moment a brown pelican on North ... s purple sweater over the bird’s beak to quiet it long enough for the hook to be pulled loose with a pair ...

The small brown bird weighs around 16 grams (roughly half an ounce) and has black and yellow bands along with a large beak. The finding, which was reported in the science journal Nature ...