Coots, the Rodney Dangerfields of the bird world, just might start to get some respect as a result of a new study showing that these common marsh birds are able to recognize and count their own eggs, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds, like humans, have found that plastic lasts longer than plant-based materials. Water-dwelling coots, seeking to make do in ...

An adult coot can recognize its own chicks and will attack a parasitic chick that hatches in its nest. Photo by B. Lyon. The American coot is a drab, seemingly unremarkable marsh bird common ...

There is an old saying “If it looks like a duck and acts like a duck, then it must be a duck.” However, there is a species of bird that is often mistaken for a duck because of its appearance and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Thursday, 65-year-old Mark Masicampo was fly fishing with his family at Atascadero Lake when he spotted an interesting animal ...

Everyone knows the story of how the grinch stole Christmas — going around and stealing toys from children.Well, that’s almost what happened in Martin County. Ex One year after fatal hit-and-run, ...