Why it's awesome: The great potoo is a master of disguise. Its mottled gray-brown feathers and ability to remain perfectly still often cause it to be mistaken for a tree branch or stump, helping it ...

During the day, the Great Potoo often perches on a branch, closing its eyes (or appearing to) and relying on its specialized eyelids to maintain vigilance ...

The world is rife with great and terrible creatures; sadly, for every puppy or capybara, there’s a Ted Cruz. But perhaps the most non-controversial, indubitably Good Animal is a nocturnal bird that ...

This is the moment a bizarre-looking rare bird gave a woman a fright when she stumbled upon it sitting on a wooden post in Colombia. The unnamed woman initially thought the bird was part of the post, ...