is a sport that was developed more than 4,000 years ago in eastern and central Asia. Birds were used because they could kill animals beyond

are found in tropical rain forests.

Carbon emissions from your lifestyle choices, from transportation to diet, impact the climate. This is a global problem, but you can be a part of

are killed by cats in the continental U.S. each year. Please keep your cats indoors!

Bird Friendly coffee protects critical habitat for neotropical migrant bird species. Look for Shade Grown, Fair Trade coffee that is certified by The Smithsonian Migratory

what is bending backward is actually its ankle. Below its ankle is an extended foot bone, leading to the toes. A bird’s real knee is

was in 2003 with a total of 6,546 raptors documented. Our average is around 5,000 birds.

Some stay with their mates for 50 years or more.

is currently vulnerable to climate change impacts such as droughts, floods, heat waves, extreme weather events and sea-level rise. 11% is about 800 million people.

There are over 9,500 species of birds in the world. Scientists typically group them into 30 categories. Birds are the most widespread of all animals

polluted approximately 1,180 miles of coastline and killed up to 100,000 seabirds.

most birds do not have bladders to store urine.

don’t sing. Instead, they will drum their beak against a tree. Other woodpeckers can identify which bird it is by the sound of the drumming.

Instead, they have extra vertebrae in their necks to allow their heads to turn further. They can turn their head around to see straight behind

often take the longest to hatch. Emu chicks, for example, take 60 days to hatch. Small songbirds take just 2 weeks.