The Scottish government has overturned a decision to reject a proposed holiday resort on the shores of Loch Lomond.

The researchers discovered that the popular pink birds stir up sediment with their webbed, floppy feet, generating spinning ...

Most people in and out of the state (who weren't trivia buffs) would probably be surprised to find out the flamingo wasn't Florida's official state bird. It certainly seems like it. "We often say ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird. The bills have ...

Ileana Garcia, R-Miami-Dade, and HB 81 from Reps Jim Mooney, R-Islamorda and Chip LaMarca, R-Lighthouse Point, would designate the pink-feathered American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) as the ...

Then there's the strange stomping of their feet. The study finds that flamingos' webbed toes create a pair of vortices that ...

The beak of a flamingo is unique in being flattened on the angled front end, so that when the bird's head is upside down in the water, the flat portion is parallel to the bottom. This allows the ...

Some flamingos follow the leader. Others follow Tommy. This flamingo had one mission, and it wasn’t birdwatching—it was Tommy-watching. As the staff guided a bunch of flamingos through the dark, one ...

It's also the only known breeding ground for the greater flamingo in South Asia. The birds gather in thousands at the 'Flamingo City' in the Rann's mudflats. Getting there isn't super ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. I was pleased this week to learn the mockingbird will remain our state bird ― as it has since 1927 ― despite efforts from lawmakers lobbying for the flamingo ...

The northern mockingbird has done it again. Known for its ability to vocally mimic at least a dozen other species, the gray ...