Even Amelia Earhart couldn’t compete with the great frigate bird. She flew nonstop across the United States for 19 hours in 1932; the frigate bird can stay aloft up to two months without landing, a ...

SUSAN SCOTT PHOTO A magnificent frigatebird mom and her chick in Isla Isabela, Mexico. Most of those bodies are feathers. Frigate birds have the longest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of all birds, ...

The frigate is in the unusual situation of being a seabird that can't land on water, so it has had to improvise You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

Plenty of birds fly vast distances on their migratory trips around planet Earth. But the most amazing of all might be the frigate bird, which can stay aloft for two months straight without landing or ...

Some travellers set out for such distant, unknown destinations that finding home again means pilgrimage to an almost mythical place. On January 14, 2004, a tropical frigate bird staggering in cold air ...

I first heard the screeching noise before looking up. There they were, two birds flying less than 100 yards from shore over the calm waters off the coast of Cozumel Island. Although I would have ...

It's easy to notice magnificent frigatebirds — their large black "M-shaped" wings, long beak and long straight tails cut quite a silhouette in the sky, and the males are known for puffing out a large ...