A stork stands atop of a tree in Torrelaguna, on the outskirts of Madrid, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Europe's storks used to fly south to Africa's Sahel region to spend the winter, stopping off in Spain ...

All storks choose to migrate with conspecifics, but young storks rely more on social influences than adults do. With long legs and large wings, the white stork is a prominent star of the pageant that ...

Not one, not two, but six of these beautiful and extremely rare storks were seen having a family reunion in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Gerrie Smit, from Kruger Gateway Safaris, ...

A picture from Ukraine of nesting "sacred" storks has become a 'symbol of hope' for the country during its drawn-out battle with Russia. The new nest comes as the species has repeatedly faced missiles ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Perhaps you have already seen them this year - the white storks of Grafenwoehr. Storks herald the beginning of spring! Each year these migratory birds fly back to Europe from ...

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OSLO (Reuters) - Some white storks have taken to spending the winter in rubbish dumps eating garbage rather than making the usual, exhausting journey south across the Sahara, scientists said on Friday ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. White storks, typically solitary except during migration, ...

COLMENAR VIEJO, Spain (AP) — The storks float and swoop in formation, circling over a landfill in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains north of Madrid. Then a garbage truck pulls up and ...