News Animals

Ways to beat heat have hidden costs for birds

Panting, seeking shade affect food foraging

birdsouthern yellow-billed hornbill

HOT TIMES  Heat can have hidden costs for birds. Something as simple as panting can chip away at a southern yellow-billed hornbill's ability to snag prey. 

Bernard DUPONT/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

WASHINGTON — In the short-term, ways to beat the heat are cool.