Molting—the natural loss and replacement of feathers—is an essential process for birds, but it often leaves gaps in their wings and tails. Since these feathers are crucial for flight capability and ...

Jack, a red-tailed hawk, alights on a perch. Research shows that the birds can compensate for feather loss during molt by changing their wing and tail movements. (Alfonso Martínez-Carmena, UC Davis) ...

An emu remained on the loose in North Jersey on the morning of June 16. Hopatcong Animal Control Officer Gianna DiMatteo said the bird was spotted around 8 a.m. on Tuesday on Saugtaug Trail in the ...

A North Jersey animal control officer is asking residents to keep an eye out for a loose emu recently spotted wandering through multiple towns. The Hopatcong Animal Shelter first notified locals about ...

An escaped emu briefly turned heads and slowed traffic in Wicomico County on Sunday after it was spotted running along the Salisbury Bypass near the Ocean City exit. No injuries were reported, ...

An emu was reported on the Salisbury Bypass in Maryland on the morning of May 30. The emu was struck by a vehicle but was not injured, according to Maryland State Police. State troopers captured the ...

SALISBURY, Md. (7News) — An escaped emu that wandered onto roadways near the Salisbury, Md. Bypass was safely captured and returned to its owners Saturday after several hours on the loose, Maryland ...

SALISBURY, Md. — An emu got loose and was chased for hours in Salisbury, Maryland Saturday. Maryland State police said they were called to the Salisbury Bypass near Ocean City Exit around 10:50 a.m.

Extreme weather with hail as large as softballs hit a zoo in Missouri on Tuesday, April 28, killing a female emu and injuring a male rhea. The storm, which rolled quickly through the area, also ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An unexpected guest has been staying at Metro Animal Care and Control: a female emu named Picasso. Following an investigation into calls about an emu on the run, animal ...