In this episode of "What Were They Thinking?" Melissa looks at a campaign from Popeyes that may have ruffled some feathers. The fast food chain created specialty packaging for its Philadelphia airport location during the high-traffic Christmas week, boxing its chicken into an "emotional support chicken" package.
It requires thousands and thousands of feathers and a whole lot of preening.
When severe weather hits, humans hunker down. But what about the feathered among us?
Wildlife rehabilitators help wild raptors wing it by implanting new feathers—sometimes from other bird species.
Plus, important lessons to keep your chickens happy and healthy
When you see a bird with missing feathers or a "bald" head, you're seeing a bird that's in the process of molting.
Research shows how birds acquired beaks of all shapes and sizes over millions of years of evolution.
Birds of paradise have superblack feathers because of tilted, spiky microscopic features in their feathers.
A beautifully preserved fossil bird from 52 million years ago is shaking up the family tree of the birds.
Ancient pieces of amber found to contain dinosaur feathers riddled with louse-like insects
Male tanager birds have more than one way to make their colors really pop for the ladies.
What does a bird do during the 8-10 hours that (s)he is alone? Many become bored and lethargic; others pick their feathers and/or develop an attitude and act out when Mom or Dad come home. Providing stimulating and fun toys is an answer to the above problems by providing the bird with hours of entertainment and exercise, thereby keeping it alert, happy and healthy<br>As a pet in captivity, birds don't have the opportunity to engage in the activities that they naturally…
Some birds of paradise have feathers that rival the "blackest black" substance Vantablack in terms of light absorbing ability.
He’s really hung up on the feathers and the roaring …
What did Tyrannosaurus sound like? The movies tell us that the dinosaur shrieked and roared, befitting its status as one of the largest carnivores of all time, but the truth is that we don’t …
To better understand the role that peacock tail feathers play in sexual selection, scientists have turned their attention to a tail-shaking move known as "train-rattling."
Currently, birds are the only creatures in existence that have feathers.
Both Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings derive their common names from the red, waxy tips of some of their secondary feathers. The color of this wax is due to the presence of the pigment astaxanthin. Orni…
This desert species' incredible adaptation was once considered a myth.