Researchers are studying quail to understand the underlying mechanisms involved in their breeding behaviors. Japanese researchers are studying quail to understand the underlying mechanisms involved in ...

The Japanese quail has an interesting mating strategy: the females prefer to mate with the losers of fights. Or do they? A new scientific paper on the topic makes me want to set up a quail fighting ...

With its distinctive topknot, the California or Valley quail looks more like a fanciful partridge in a pear tree than it does a real bird, but it is real. It’s also thriving and, unlike most other ...