The natural world is full of creatures that have evolved to blend into their environments, move silently, or remain undetected by predators and prey alike. From dense forests to desert landscapes, ...

Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct ...

Phorusrhacid birds, better known as "terror birds," were some of the most impressive predators to ever walk the Earth.

The fossilized leg bone of a giant “terror bird” discovered in Colombia provides new insights into ancient South American ecosystems, suggesting the bird was a major predator in a once-lush region ...

A team of researchers analyzed a 12-million-year-old fossilized bone discovered in Colombia's fossiliferous Tatacoa Desert ...

A Colombian rancher has discovered a fossilized bone that points to the existence of a giant terror bird species. The fossil, ...

These endangered animals in the U.S. are almost extinct. From the Hawaiian monk seal to the Florida panther, find out what ...

The fossil was on display in a museum, but unlabeled and hidden right under paleontologists’ noses for 20 years.

The fossilized leg bone of the terror bird went unidentified for almost 20 years. Nearly 12 million years ago, the largest ...

Behind the scenes, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ conservationists work locally and abroad to safeguard animal species, ...

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Piute Ponds is the largest freshwater marsh in L.A. County and, thanks to its location, attracts an estimated 300 bird ...