Those comparisons, laid out in a paper published in Quaternary Science Reviews, point to a surprising conclusion: the Baume ...

The sandhill crane population in Ohio appears to be increasing ... Sandhill cranes are one of the oldest living bird species, dating back as far as 2.5 million years. They have long legs, necks ...

But, as they reach the likely peak of their migration this year, the birds seem to be happy and healthy. No crane deaths have been reported in Nebraska so far, reports NTV News’ Jack Bartlett. Bird ...

Matt Urbanski / Crane Trust Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes are once again flocking to central Nebraska during their annual migration—and so far, the leggy birds appear to be unaffected ...

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Super Sandhill Crane! The field guides describe the crane family as: Tall birds with long necks and legs. Tertials, the feathers located at the ...

Police received a tip from an unknown source and searched Kinman's house to find a range of animal samples like an alligator claw, a bird skull, and her children's teeth, per the outlet.

Yet birds differ from their reptile ancestors in many important ways. A turning point in their evolution was the development of larger brains, which in turn led to changes in the size and shape of ...

A recent study found a nearly complete skull in Antarctica that may belong ... It could be the oldest known modern bird. Its brain structure and long beak resemble those of today’s waterfowl ...

It is a large, wading bird with long black legs, long neck and black, chisel-shaped beak. Adults are usually 4 feet tall, with a wingspan of about 6 feet. The lesser sandhill crane subspecies is ...

While the closely-related sandhill crane often aggregates in flocks of 50 or more birds, whooping cranes rarely migrate in groups larger than eight birds. Birds spotted in the state are part of the ...