Millions of people also have scaly, slimy, or feathered friends to brighten their homes—and even their workplaces! Kevin, the ...

At about 10 months old, the beloved bird has begun fledging, or losing his fluffy baby feathers and gaining sleek adult ones Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Pterosaurs, those flying reptiles that soared over the heads of dinosaurs, have long been depicted with scaly skin and bat-like, hairless wings. But a new study paints them as far cuddlier creatures ...

During the Jurassic period, some feathered dinosaurs — including the 160-million-year-old, crow-size Anchiornis huxleyi — were downright fluffy, unlike many of their sleek, modern bird relatives, a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ancient feathers preserved in amber might raise as many questions about ...

Silkie chickens are a prized breed of chicken with a beautiful and fluffy (yet misleading) set of white feathers and black skin. The chicken flesh itself is a dark bluish-gray or even black, and the ...

A newborn baby donkey has arrived at Fluffy Feather Farm, and they're about as cute as you can imagine! A baby girl 'bonkey'--primarily white, with grey ears, and splashes of grey all over. Fuzzy and ...

Feathers are a sleek, intricate evolutionary innovation that makes flight possible for birds, but in addition to their stiff, aerodynamic feathers used for flight, birds also keep a layer of soft, ...

Discover the bizarre feathered dinosaur, Epidexipteryx hui, and its role in the transition process from dinos to birds. "shows that feathers were likely being used for ornamentation for many millions ...

About 80 million years ago, the flap of wings in a conifer forest let loose feathers that floated through the air before sticking to globs of shining tree sap below. Researchers in Western Canada have ...

Evidence has mounted in recent years that some dinosaurs gained feathers on their way to evolving into birds. But a new study suggests feathered dinosaurs were more prevalent. The 150-million-year-old ...

Pesto the penguin is going through some big changes! At about 10 months old, the King Penguin chick, who went viral this year for his large and fluffy appearance, started to shed his baby feathers and ...