Musician Jellybean Johnson, who is best known for playing the drums for Prince and founding The Time, has died, just days ...

Furby the Cockatoo loves Mom, but big brother is his real BFF. So, when he has to leave for an appointment in his big truck, ...

Do lions have accents? Study finds geographic differences in roars and reveals what scientists thought was one roar type is ...

Birds are notorious for their love of music — whether they're singing their own tunes, dancing along to their favorite song, ...

Siberian cats are so gorgeous. They usually grow to weigh between 12 and 15 pounds, so they aren't quite as giant as Maine ...

Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

Local community events throughout the North Fork for the Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, print issue of the Riverhead News-Review.

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce ...

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

We saw four bald eagles, a steady string of red-tailed hawks, and umpteen other raptors – including my “nemesis” bird, a ...

Concerns about a rare strain of bird flu have intensified after epidemiologists warned that even isolated human infections ...

Modern psychedelic artist Jane Weaver will perform the whole of fourth album, The Fallen By Watch Bird, on tour in April ...