Female tanager birds dig flamboyant males. So to build plumage that really pops with orange or red or yellow, a male has to eat fruits and absorb their carotenoids. The fancy feathers he produces then ...

Mike Tyson slips off his black leather jacket and takes a white homing pigeon from Luthor Nelson’s hands. The former boxer — and pigeon fancier — easily tosses it up with one hand. Then he helps open ...

Engrossed in our tedious life and daily tasks, we hardly notice the beauty that is present all around us, such as in the trees, plants, flowers, animals and the creatures flying above us — yes, I am ...

SMALL PRINT:TODAY, FEATHERS are an important feature that help birds fly, keep them warm, and, in some cases, provide camouflage so they can escape the notice of predators, or attract a mate when the ...

Form can precede function, at least when it comes to mate-attracting feathers. A part-bird, part-dinosaur described in the journal Nature this week didn't have feathers for flying, but did possess ...

Jon Coles fills an order at the American Plume & Fancy Feather Co. in New York. Coles has been vice president and general manager at American Plume & Fancy Feather Company in New York's garment ...