The invasive species reproduce quickly, ending up on lake shores and littering the beaches. Residents are suffering the consequences.

Zebra mussels, which have been found in Wisconsin lakes since the 1980s, are causing harm to entire ecosystems and increasing mercury concentrations in fish, while boaters are urged to wash their ...

Zebra Finch saluting in the Godolphin blue Image: Getty Progressive Godolphin colt Zebra Finch will be given the opportunity to emulate his big-hitting stablemate Broadsiding, earning himself a crack ...

Keep your camera at the ready. At Finch Hattons Safari Camp in Kenya, a tower of preening giraffes might strike a pose next to your Land Cruiser. Or a parched elephant could set a thirst trap… ...

Zebra finches learn and repeat intricate songs, but their brain activity suggests they have limited ability to alter what they’ve learned or improvise.

Male zebra finches growing up without mothers prefer to bond with each other in adulthood, a new study shows, and sexual imprinting may explain why.

U.K. sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to “The Surrender,” a supernatural horror feature marking the directorial debut of Julia Max. The ...

Female zebra finches play a far more active and crucial role in shaping their sons' singing abilities than previously thought: They call in response to their son's vocal exercises, which activates ...

Quail are small, ground-dwelling birds commonly found in grassy fields, brushlands and woodlands across Europe, Asia and ...

Their first vocalizations help young zebra finch males to memorize the songs of adults.

Male zebra finch chicks initially memorize the song of an adult bird. Later, they refine their own vocalization until they resemble the learned song. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...