With feet and legs like a peregrine falcon, engineers have created a robot that can perch and carry objects like a bird. Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape, and ...

This undated handout image courtesy of William Roderick/Stanford University shows the grasping robot that Stanford engineers developed based on studies of birds ...

Pet birds spend the majority of their day on their perch. They don’t lay down or sit on their rump, so the health of their feet is heavily dependent on the perches you provide to them. It’s also a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. blue hummingbird on branch Most of us love the sight of a hummingbird or two flitting around our backyard. And putting out feeders ...

Bird species have unique behaviors and preferences. Macaws, for example, use their powerful beaks to tear apart materials that less destructive birds such as canaries show no interest in. Budgies and ...