Our understanding of animal behavior depends on observation. Researchers can study how animals are born, grow and develop. We can gather evidence of how they interact with each other and their ...

Quetzalcoatlus lived around 72 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when it blocked out the sun with its 12 m (40 ft) wingspan. When it landed on the ground, it stood at a ...

Ken Wayne's new 13-episode PBS show, "Flying Tails Animal Rescue," highlights his work using a Cessna 182 to transport a diverse range of animals, from domestic pets to various wild species, for ...

Findings of a study, published in PeerJ, provide new insights into how pterosaurs managed to take flight despite reaching sizes far larger than modern animals. The research sheds new light on the ...

Is there any good news out there? Well, maybe. Last week, we read a story in the LA Times about Amelia Air, a nonprofit organization that's flying animals in overcrowded shelters to less crowded ...

Wallace’s Flying Frog: Native to Malaysian and Bornean forests, uses webbed legs for gliding up to 50 feet, mostly tree-dwelling. Bat: The only flying mammals, bats come in various sizes and have ...

When Michael Schneider earned his pilot’s license, he was simply looking for a reason to spend more time in the air. He never imagined that flying would eventually become the centerpiece of a ...

Flying animals and flying machines : birds of a feather? -- Hey buddy, need a lift? -- Power : the primary push -- To turn or not to turn -- A tail of two tails -- Flight instruments -- Dispensing ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Petra Janney, of Amelia Air, a non-profit that helps fly animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where they have a better chance of getting adopted. Is ...