New Zealand's highly intelligent parrot, the playful kea bird, has a contagious "play call," like human laughter, that makes other kea birds want to play more. A new study in the journal Current ...

A group of hikers were robbed at Fiordland National Park in New Zealand — by a bird. The Verheul family was taking a trip in the national park and had been filming a flock of birds after their hike ...

Birds of a feather flock together — far away from society. Researchers have found reason to believe that the kea — a large, endangered parrot species — once lived among humans before moving away from ...

Human laughter is such an intrinsic part of our lives that we don’t tend to give it much thought. But we are one of only a handful of animals that do it, along with apes, dogs, and, quite bizarrely, ...

A New Zealand parrot provided a breathtaking, bird’s-eye view of a scenic landscape — after swiping a GoPro camera from a group of hikers. The Verheul family told local news program “Seven Sharp” that ...

The bird is a kea from New Zealand, and his fabrication of an instrument to help him preen his feathers appears to be unique, researchers say. By Nicholas Bakalar Many animals are known to use tools, ...

The young male kea spent five months recovering after a “complex” course of treatment, experts said. Photo by Amos Haring via Unsplash A kea was released back into the wild after a 5-month recovery ...

A mischievous parrot has given a New Zealand family a literal bird’s-eye view. The Verheul family had just finished a hike in Fiordland National Park, South Island when two kea, large parrots native ...