Geek Out

Watch This Axe-Wielding Bird Lay Waste To Everything You Love

I don’t know where that lovebird got his axe. I don’t know why. But I’ve decided to name him Conan. And Conan abides no fools… Plus he’s too cute.


August 27, 2011
Science

Did This Bird Survive A Flight Through Hurricane Irene?

Chinquapin the whimbrel just wanted to trek down from Canada to his winter hotspot in South America. Instead, he ended up in the heart of Hurricane Irene. And he might just live to tell about.


August 2, 2011
Science

Aw, Someone Strapped Little GPS Backpacks Onto Toucans

Just be thankful that no one’s relying on these GPS-enabled toucans for directions; I hear they don’t even get live traffic updates, if you can imagine. Instead, researchers are tracking the toucans and their spreading of seeds in tropical forests.


July 21, 2011
Geek Out

The Wild Bird Feeder Is The Bane Of Squirrelkind

You almost feel sorry for it. Off it goes for some seeds, only to wind up on the ground. Crestfallen and alone. This bird feeder will make squirrels, like this one, learn their place while you feed your avian friends.


July 13, 2011
Science

How Did This Owl Ghost Magically Appear On A Window Pane?

“For the Unholy Underpants of Voldemort, what bollocking sorcery is this?” That’s probably what Sally Arnold thought when she arrived to her house and saw this perfect image of an owl over the window. How did this spookiness happen?


July 5, 2011
Geek Out

This Bald Eagle Finds Freedom On July 4th

Say hello to Einstein, a bald eagle from the University of Missouri’s Raptor Rehabilitation Project. The giant bird took to the skies on July 4th after three months of rehabilitation.


June 27, 2011
Cameras

Cowardly Seagull Thief Steals GoPro And Flies Away

GoPro, just admit you’re paying animals to steal cameras as part of some adorable viral marketing scheme. First the lion, and now a seagull? How did the seagull get the camera? How did the guy find it? We want answers.


June 17, 2011
News

Why Is This Deer Dangling From A Power Line?

East Missoula, Montana wins the award for the weirdest power outage from natural causes.


June 3, 2011
News

Police Are Training Vultures To Find Bodies

German Police have trained three vultures to become ‘detectives’ who find bodies. The vultures could potentially be better than sniffer dogs because, well, they can fly. One problem: the vultures might peck at the bodies they find.


February 8, 2011
Science

Pigeons In Zero Gravity

What would it be like if we brought pigeons into outer space? Well, you’d have a lot of crazed and confused pigeons, that’s what. How come more of our space budget can’t go towards projects like these?