When the mercury drops, birds rely on a variety of strategies to withstand the cold. But one of the most interesting is an ...

Scientists don’t know if many birds 110 million years ago looked like a duck, walked like a duck, or quacked like a duck, but they’re now sure of one thing—some had webbed feet. Researchers discovered ...

A BIG gap in avian evolution may have been filled – or so a little bird tells us. With webbed feet and a lifestyle similar to a modern grebe or loon, this little bird is a 110-million-year-old fossil ...

Introduction Have you ever wondered how different species animals can survive—and thrive—in all sorts of environments, even when the animals seem closely related? For example, polar bears swim in the ...

Some animals have fully webbed feet, and others partially, as it all depends on the animal’s conditions. In this article, we will talk about animals with webbed feet from birds to mammals. Birds ...

There are not many birds out there that have feet a different color than their legs. From the top of their legs to the bottom of their "toes," most birds are uniform in color. With many birds, such as ...