The Houston Zoo's naming contest for its new baby boat-billed heron closes Wednesday. The four options, which people can vote on at houstonzoo.org, are Keelie, Lorelei, Minnow and Sailor. Born in ...

There’s a lot to like about the boat-billed heron. Its beak is so disproportionally large that it looks like it shouldn’t exist, it makes a crazy noise, and its Spanish name is fantastically fun to ...

Boat-billed herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) are found in Central and South America, as far north as Mexico and as far south as Argentina. A notably bizarre heron, the species is the only member of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Hamerkop pair displaying on their nest and boat-billed heron eating a fish. Video recorded by Kathy Brader at the National Zoo. Smithsonian ...

Most of us spend precious little time in nature. We’ll dip our toes in when we visit a waterfall or go for a hike, but for the most part we live our lives in the human world thinking very little about ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Video showing a Boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, at STRI's Bocas del Toro Research Station, Panama. Video by: Jim Roper, Edited by: ...