
Birds - National Geographic Kids
Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) and are the only animals with feathers. Although all birds have wings, a few species can't fly.
50 Birds, 50 States - National Geographic Kids
50 Birds, 50 States Barry the bald eagle soars from coast to coast to meet state birds and learn about their homes. Each episode is an animated rap music video focusing on the big cities, …
Superb Birds - National Geographic Kids
Owls, ospreys, and more!Sea eagles have a pretty amazing way of fighting off intruders! Watch them whirl in this video.
How many birds are there in the world? | National Geographic
New research estimates there are between 50 billion and 430 billion birds on Earth.
Why do birds sing so loudly in the morning in spring? It’s the …
As spring begins, so does a fresh song at daybreak, unique to the season. Just before the sun rises, birds start singing their melodies, creating a chirpy symphony.
These birds form mesmerizing clouds in the sky. Scientists may …
Before descending to their nighttime roosts, the birds put on one of nature’s most spectacular displays.
Ostrich | National Geographic Kids
The ostrich is the tallest and the heaviest of all birds. While the huge ostrich is a bird, it does not fly. Instead it runs. One stride can cover up to 16 feet (4.9 meters)—about the length of a mid …
The unlikely comeback of America’s most endangered songbird
The unlikely comeback of America’s most endangered songbird Conservationists went to dramatic lengths to save the birds, including pumping boiling hot water into the ground to ward off fire ants.
New Bird of Paradise Species Confirmed in New Guinea
The team expects to find more birds of paradise species in New Guinea's biodiverse forests, which are so isolated and remote that human development has not encroached greatly on the …
Indian Peafowl - National Geographic Kids
Indian peafowl are a species in a group of birds called pheasants. The males are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens. Together, they are peafowl. Peafowl are among the …