they have also been know it prey of larger birds like flamingos and even small mammals such as monkeys and hares. One interesting behavior of the African Fish Eagle is its distinctive call ...

The white-backed vulture is the most common and widespread vulture in sub-Saharan Africa. It is recognizable ... a white backside that can only be seen when the bird is in flight.

THIS book, written with an obvious enthusiasm, will be appreciated more by those who know South Africa and its fauna than by naturalists living in the northern hemisphere. The birds are often ...

Past societies developed a range of weird and wonderful explanations for birds’ annual disappearance. Some thought they became barnacles, others that they hibernated in cliffs. As recently as ...