Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Few animals will make you reconsider the limits of biology ...

Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

On this planet, birds have captured our attention due to all the unique things they can do with their bodies like flying long distances. Birds adapt to many types of environments around the globe like ...

Birds are some of the most specialized and efficient hunters ever created by evolution, dominating skies, forests, oceans, and grasslands with incredible speed, vision, stealth, and precision .