All signal, no noise, these are the smart reads, talking points and weird gems to look out for in the coming year.

There are some strange mating rituals in the wild. Birds court through dance and song, and some males fight for females’ ...

In a clip from David Attenborough 's 1998 BBC TV series Life of Birds, a lyrebird imitates a chainsaw, kookaburra and car ...

Big cats and birds, even insects, guard their territories rather ferociously, sometimes at the risk of their own lives ...