A mouse on the tube and a sunbathing fox are winners in a competition designed to get you to explore London on a bike ...

One day in August, 1875, a grayish-blue parrot was shot on a small island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. It was the last time a Rodrigues parakeet was known to be seen alive. That bird was one of ...

Car owners usually worry about hailstorms, potholes, careless parking-lot drivers, or maybe the occasional shopping cart.

According to DiMeglio, parakeets, on average, live anywhere from 5 to 15 years. “The life span of each individual depends on many factors, including amount of genetic variation or inbreeding, size, ...

Turns out, this bird you can change. An escaped parakeet has joined a flock of sparrows and has been living free in the wilds ...

The once-abundant wild parrots vanished mysteriously in the early 20th century. Now scientists are closer to solving their disappearance. The last captive Carolina parakeet in the United States, a ...

A funny clip shows a parakeet hitching a ride on a remote-controlled toy car during an unexpected indoor joyride. As the ...

In their invasive range, monk parakeet activities can cause problems for electrical companies. Their massive nests of sticks atop utility poles can disrupt power and damage equipment. In the late ...

A genomic analysis reveals that the Carolina parakeet disappeared suddenly and abruptly, without any genetic signatures associated with a dwindling population, and thus this species’ extinction is ...

The Carolina parakeet, so named for the region where it was discovered, was known for its “disagreeable screams” and great beauty. Paul D. Steward / Science Photo Library Among all the birds and ...