animals Researchers in Perth, Australia believe these are the first recorded echidna vocalizations. Spoiler alert: they sound like a cross between a pigeon cooing and a tiny horse neighing Jennifer Sandlin
werner herzog The curious history of the dancing chicken in Werner Herzog's 1977 film Stroszek Jennifer Sandlin
animals This bizarre pigeon looks like something from a Pixar film directed by Salvador Dalí (video) David Pescovitz
artificial nest material Another reason why crows are cool: they make nests out of anti-bird spikes Mark Frauenfelder
opera Bossy pigeon from Mo Willems' 'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!' makes operatic debut Rusty Blazenhoff
"Dig Where Your Stand", Swedish rallying cry for workers, translated into English for the first time Elías Villoro
Sears and Roebuck’s monkey business When you could buy a monkey from the Sears mail-order catalog Elías Villoro
Delightful Creatures Listen to this irritated French bulldog coo exactly like a bird (video) Carla Sinclair
goats This restaurant involves real, live goats that spend time grazing on the rooftop Jennifer Sandlin
birds Hotels in Venice, Italy now arming guests with water guns for seagull protection Carla Sinclair
sports When Hunter Thompson rang Bill Murray at 3am to discuss a new game called Shotgun Golf David Pescovitz
