It all started with a YouTube video and a child who wanted to be Gerald Durrell. One moment we were saying “maybe” to hatching pet quail eggs, and the next we were sneaking an incubator into the loft.

My eleven-year-old son is an amateur naturalist. He takes his cue, literally, from The Amateur Naturalist by Gerald Durrell (from The Durrells). My friend lent him her childhood copy and he has ...

Curious if quails are noisy pets, especially in an urban environment? In this video, we explore the differences between male and female quail vocalizations, offering real audio and footage from a ...

In a new study, appearing in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, scientists selectively bred Japanese ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've ever had a pet kitten or a pet puppy that's a toy breed like a miniature Poodle or Shih-Tzu, you know that being the pet ...

Quails are accommodating little birds. The flesh is moist and tender, and they have a mild flavour that goes well with many types of seasoning. I used hatcho miso for this dish because I like its ...

A farmer has filmed the adorable moment his newly-hatched quails caused a mini stampede in his home. Bernard Henry, 29, who lives in New Milford, Connecticut, raises birds on his farm as pets and ...

Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.You can also use chicken or guinea fowl. Serves ...