The largest flying birds in the world have wingspans of up to 3.5m; discover the five biggest, plus where they live and what ...

In the middle of the night, an albatross rests on its single, precious egg. But the great bird is disturbed by the approach of webbed feet padding in the darkness. The albatross stands to defend its ...

Birdwatchers on a tour near the Marin coast over the weekend were the first people in U.S. waters to spot a species of albatross that normally lives near the Galapagos Islands, according to local ...

THESE giant baby birds aren’t potty-training, but waiting to grow strong enough to travel. They bide their time on towering nests meant to keep them safe. The Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita) ...

More than 62 million years ago, a few million years after the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs, a group of seafaring birds known as pelagornithids first appeared in the fossil record. They had long ...