Why Birds Can Sleep on Branches and Not Fall Off Their talons work through a series of pulleys made of tendons, as these GIFs and drawing explain. By Alexis C. Madrigal December 2, 2013 ...

Helen Blazis of Grafton recentlyreturned from leading a safari to the Pantanal of Brazil. Her safari included photographers from Worcester County, and the group wanted to bring home stories of ...

SKETCHBOOK about the different kinds of birds the artist identified during her trip to the Pantanal wetlands in Brazil.

Explore the world's largest freshwater swamp, the Pantanal. In southwestern Brazil, the Pantanal, the world's largest freshwater swamp is home to a startling variety of wildlife, especially birds ...

Perched high in an old tree, a cryptically plumed great potoo mimicked a tree branch. A bird of the night, he appeared asleep, though he could still see us through incisions in his upper eyelids.

Known as the largest swamp in the world, the Pantanal is great for wildlife – if you can get there. Alex Bellos chartered a Cessna ...

In south-west Brazil, the Pantanal stretches as far as the eye can see, between flooded plains, lush forests and stunning ...

The world watched California and the Amazon go up in flames this year, but the largest tropical wetland on earth has been ablaze for months.

By contrast, birds can perch on just about anything—despite the wide variety of sizes, shapes, and textures of tree branches.