Birds are among the most successful animals on Earth, and some of them can take down prey that seems far too large for a creature built to fly. In this video, we travel through some of the world’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These raptors are built forhunting in dense forest canopies. They can take prey up to around 20 lbs., including young deer. Their ...

Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the avian world’s best example of an ultra-heavyweight flyer. Birds of prey are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir.

From heavyweight scavengers to flightless giants with horned heads, we take a look at some of the scariest-looking birds on ...