Visitors to a beach last week would have seen a shark-like fish soaring above their heads thanks to one bird’s actions. A video shared online showed one huge predatory bird seen with what ...

After the video went viral on social media, bird watchers and experts ascertained that the fish was not actually a shark but a ladyfish, a species that can grow up to 3 feet long with sharp teeth ...

Snatch of the day: Vicious seagull robs rival by locking its beak around the bird's head until it coughs up a fish. A seagull robbed another of its meal in Point Loma, San Diego, California ...

The bird itself isn't new to science – not entirely, anyway. Ichthyornis dispar was first discovered in the 1870s and first described and named by naturalist O.C. Marsh.