There appear to be several theories. One is that its feathers are "puffed out," or "fukureta" in Japanese. Another is that it had to do with the bird's characteristic hoot, the Japanese ...

A remote Japanese island holds a horrifying secret. Rumor has it that birds fall victim to insects they view as prey: praying mantises! The Darwin crew set out to investigate and soon come face to ...

As their food sources disappeared, local Japanese crested ibis populations—believed to be the last living anywhere in the wild—plummeted. In 1981, the few surviving birds were taken into ...