This story appears in the Spetember 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the ground ... What is it? It’s a bird dropping. A big bird dropping. From a big bird. I stand up and look ...

Palaeognaths include emus and ostriches, and can reach 9 feet tall and weigh upwards of 300 pounds. They are more known for their brawn than their brains and often rely on their running speed and ...

From the mighty Andean condor to the record-breaking wandering albatross, let’s dive into the world of the largest flying birds—both today and throughout history. If there’s a bird that ...

“The reason the prints are so large is that Audubon wanted to present all the birds at life size,” explains Scott Krafft, curator of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections. “This ...

Actress Blake Lively says she was bullied in elementary school for her height and hair, and was called Big Bird Julie Mazziotta ... PEOPLE worked at Health Magazine. When not covering professional ...