Bloody Pilot Navigates Plane To Safety After Giant Bird Smashed Through Window [Video]
This pilot may have had blood splattered all over his face, but he wasn’t the least bit ruffled as he navigated his plane back to safety.
Nothing Like Being Crapped On By A Bird On Live TV [Video]
This Australian sign language interpreter got pooped on by a bird during a live press conference, but he handled it like a pro.
New Zealand’s Bird Of The Year Contest Has Taken A Rather Strange Turn
The country’s annual Bird of the Year contest has attracted controversy in recent years, and this year is no different.
True Story – This Duck Learnt To Say “You Bloody Fool” [Video]
A resurfaced recording of a musk duck named Ripper has led researchers to believe that he was mimicking one of his caretakers’ catchphrases.
Fat ‘Party’ Parrot Wins Bird Of The Year Award [Video]
Congrats to the kākāpō, even if the title of New Zealand’s bird of the year does come with a not so subtle dig.
Thursday Morning Spice
Entire colony vanishes. SA’s C-19 surge kicks off. Alarming Cape ambulance attacks. Depp booze / drug photo. FB goes hard.
King Penguin Cruises Onto Cape Point Beach – Birders Go Wild [Video]
Whilst Capetonians don’t have to travel far to see an African penguin, this king penguin is around 5 000 kilometres away from the nearest colony.
The ‘Zombie Snail’ Has To Be Seen To Be Believed Video]
Introducing the ‘zombie snail’, which is what happens when a parasite assumes complete control of its host body.
Human-Sized Penguins – Believe It, Because It’s True
If you suffer from spheniscidaeaphobia (the fear of penguins), you might want to look away now.
Sorry, But This Cockatoo Has Far Better Dance Moves Than You [Video]
Snowball the sulphur-crested cockatoo isn’t your average avian, and researchers analysing his boogie say he has 14 distinct dance moves.
RIP Trevor, The World’s Loneliest Duck
The remote Pacific Island of Niue mourns the death of their feathered friend Trevor, known affectionately as ‘the world’s loneliest duck’.
Bird Hitching Ride On Hippo In The Kruger Racks Up Huge Views [Video]
Oxpeckers are known for cruising around on the backs of buffalo, but it’s not every day that you see a heron hitching a ride on a hippo.
Some Stunning Photos From The 2018 Audubon Photography Awards
Not all of us will take photos that end up winning prestigious awards, but that can’t stop us having a good look. How about those talons?
Seagull Steals GoPro – Captures Cool Footage [Video]
Throw a slaptjip in the air close to the beach and the seagulls will come. You wouldn’t expect them to make off with your camera though would you?
Woman Killed For Being A Black Bird [NSFW Video]
Footage of a badly burnt woman being berated by a crowd in Nigeria has been watched hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube.
Bird Fossil Found With Wing Span The Size Of A Small Plane
The long-dead 25-million year old seabird boasted a serious wingspan, with even one of its wings dwarfing a royal albatross.
Hectic Video Captures Bird Smashing Into Plane’s Windshield [VIDEO]
This pilot must have been soiling his pants when a bird smashed into the cockpit window, exploding the windshield. The pilot was 1000 ft in the air when bird and plane met. Luckily his smartphone was recording the whole event.