Many aspects of animals that people find beautiful evolved to be attractive to the animals themselves. A new study hints at a common aspect of perception that dates back hundreds of millions of years.

Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

Whether it’s a canary’s chirp or a treefrog’s croak, humans tend to prefer many of the same sounds that animals do themselves, a new study finds ...

From the eerie croak of a tropical frog to the haunting call of the howler monkey, the animal kingdom is filled with some wild and wacky mating calls. But which do you prefer?

A-list rare birds around here. In the first two months of last year we hosted the state’s first ever Ferruginous Hawk and an uber rare Black-chinned Hummingbird and Spotted Towhee, among other ...

Here’s a (hopefully) fun test of how much you know about Baltimore’s baseball team Before you dig in, a little background: I think I’m safe in saying the vast majority of Bird Tapes subscribers are ...

Knowing your sleep chronotype can help you make the most of your peak times. Are you the type of person who’s bright-eyed and ...

From whale songs to lion roars, animals have evolved to stretch their voices across distances so that friends—and sometimes foes—can hear them. Each sound is coded with messages like "Come here!" ...

A guided walk through North Yorkshire woodland throws up some thrilling surprises by honing in on sound over sight At the outset, Richard Baines says: “You don’t need binoculars.” This is not what I ...

Bird migration is awe-inspiring. Animals mostly made of feathers take to the sky and complete round-trip journeys up to 40,000 kilometers long. The extremists migrate nonstop. Some fast the entire way ...

Hundreds of dead birds are being reported across New Jersey, including at the Jersey Shore, according to officials. Between Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ...