The harpies were mythological spirits that took the dead to hell, but this harpy eagle was intent on taking James out.

Exocoetid flying fish face one of nature’s most punishing survival puzzles: they launch themselves out of the ocean to dodge predators below, only to be snatched mid-air by seabirds above.

Football has never been my thing, but that doesn’t mean I lack hometown pride for the Seattle Seahawks winning the Super Bowl. And I also can’t help but enjoy that the team has a unique name that ...

I was lucky to capture this incredible moment of a little egret (Egretta garzetta) hunting in shallow water. With patience and precision, it successfully caught its prey and stood calmly among the ...

Reports of raptors taking pets spread fast, but the baseline risk is lower than many neighborhood threads suggest. Cornell’s All About Birds notes that most dogs and cats are large enough to be safe ...

Charleston plays hosts each year to the Southeastern Wildlife Expo at various downtown venues. In case you missed the first ...

Interspecies communication was once thought to be rare outside of humans and apes, but research has shown it occurs in a ...

Amy Anderson was rapt. She had spent about 30 minutes observing and photographing a great gray owl in Fremont County on a mild winter evening, and the bird’s agility, hunting ...

Ranging mostly in forested lands, especially in mixed deciduous-coniferous forests throughout Minnesota’s northern third, fishers are also found in other not-so-typical habitats.

In a Pittsfield backyard, a juvenile red-tailed hawk learns to hunt through a series of failed chases, stolen kills and ...

Falconry — the ancient practice of hunting with birds of prey — offers participants a rare, up-close look at nature in action. Rather than training a bird as a pet, falconers work alongside predatory ...

The bird at the center of this story is the Philippine eagle, often confused with the harpy because both are huge canopy predators. This one stands about 3.3 feet tall, carries an average wingspan ...