It's the birds who are the stars at the Philippine Biodome. Rufous Hornbills, Brahminy Kites, and Sun Conures lend so much ...

Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, Flaco the escaped eagle-owl, Charlotte the maybe-pregnant stingray — they distracted us from the messy human world but were also clear reflections of it. Hippo holidays ...

Their silent flight, aided by specialized feathers, allows them to swoop upon prey undetected. Owls come in various sizes, from the tiny Elf Owl (around 5 inches tall) to the imposing Eurasian eagle ...

a 13-year-old Eurasian eagle-owl, as he perched in an oak tree just west of the Museum of the City of New York. She described the hubbub, the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd and the excitement ...