The elephant bird was the heaviest bird to ever walk the earth. Also, its eggs were 150 times the size of a chicken egg and thick as a dinner plate.

After Big Bird announced he was getting vaccinated, some people, including Republican elected officials, made like the inoculation and got up in arms. “Big Bird is a communist,” Arizona state ...

Look like Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) had a bird about a tweet from @BigBird. On Saturday, the Twitter account for Sesame Street’s Big Bird tweeted, “I got the Covid-19 vaccine today! My wing ...

Alex Da Corte, known for provocative, brightly colored installations, will showcase the beloved “Sesame Street’” character at the top of the Met this spring — but with a twist.

Big Bird called up USA TODAY over Zoom to talk about "The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends," launching Wednesday on Audible.

Caroll Spinney, the big-hearted Muppeteer who played 'Sesame Street' character Big Bird for almost a half-century, died at 85.

Big Bird then defended himself on "Saturday Night Live." Playing Big Bird all these years wasn't easy for Spinney. The hours on the set kept him away from his family.

Big Bird and the man inside: Inseparable on Sesame Street for almost 50 years Caroll Spinney, who had played Big Bird since 1969, retired from the show this week ...

After 50 years of starring as the iconic and lovable Big Bird, Caroll Spinney is hanging up his yellow suit and retiring from "Sesame Street." Spinney, 84, will finish his work on the show this ...

Extinct Australian Big Bird, properly termed Dromornis stirtoni, takes featherweight champion at 1,000 pounds, 10 feet tall.

A far-ranging look at the life and career of Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who has spent the past 46 years bringing Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life ...

Big Bird star Caroll Spinney tells all! — -- After more than 46 years as Big Bird, Caroll Spinney is telling his long and illustrious story in "I Am Big Bird," a documentary hitting theaters ...