Its tail was over 150% the length of its body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A dinosaur-age bird's extravagant tail feathers ...

An artistic rendering of the early Cretaceous era fukuipteryx prima, a dino-bird with a tail feather-supporting skeleton, which was discovered by researchers in central Japan. (Masanori Yoshida) (CN) ...

If you had to describe a male peacock’s tail feathers, you might pick words like “dazzling” or “beautiful.” You probably wouldn’t go with “stealthy,” “aerodynamic,” or “subtle.” Peacock tails are just ...

These bird species take shaking your tail feathers to a whole new level. The males of this African bird species put extra effort into looking good during breeding season. Between six and eight of ...

An ancient bird that lived 120 million years ago had fancy tail feathers like a peacock, a study of fossilised remains shows. Researchers in China and the US report the discovery of Yuanchuavis ...