These large butterflies do not migrate like monarchs. They glide through fields and farmlands and frequent urban landscapes.

Shiny dark backs and white or creamy bellies could be present on several species, but forked tails that show when they turn ...

At least three swallow-tailed kites continued to be seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee and around Cotuit, where there were multiple sightings of up to three. Three Mississippi kites were back in the ...

Pythons swallow any critters in their path that look like lunch ... Burmese are found primarily in and around the Everglades ...

A newly discovered cell helps pythons digest entire skeletons—and might be present in other bone-eating predators, too.

If you’re a pet owner, you might be preparing for an anxious dog or canary. But wild birds and mammals outside the house are ...

It’s hard not to be dazzled by the bright yellow butterflies fluttering around the Inland Northwest these days. Not only are they striking in color, but they’re among the biggest butterfly species in ...

The particles in the cells' crypts, the researchers determined, are excess to the snake's requirements once it has extracted all it needs from the completely dissolved bones. The purpose of the ...

Mixed-media artist Indu Varma of Sackville, N.B., looks at birds from a different perspective.Varma, who grew up in India, ...

It turned out the camera they had set up near the kids' play set in the backyard had captured remarkable footage of their ...

Oilsands giant Suncor has been fined $5,000 for burying known habitat for bank swallows during mining operations in northern Alberta three years ago. The Calgary-based company was issued the penalty ...