When Dominique Potvin and her team set out to test a new technology for tracking birds, they didn’t think they were entering into an interspecies game of one-upmanship. Instead, Potvin, an animal ...
(CNN) — An Australian family is mourning the loss of a five-month-old girl who died after her mother tried to protect her from a swooping magpie. Baby Mia was in her mother’s arms when a magpie ...
Experts estimate the wildfires currently burning through southern Australia have killed over half a billion animal Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...
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Magpies may not be a pesky Australian import—new research finds their ancestors thrived in NZ a long time ago
For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the 1860s, magpies are known for their territorial dive-bombing during the ...
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I tried training Australia's dangerous magpies
In this video, I interact with a flock of Australian magpies that have been visiting my house. The footage captures my experience as I ask them if I can join them. #AustralianMagpies ...
Australians are braced for marauding magpies. September brings swooping season, the time when these native birds with black and white feathers, beady burnt sienna-colored eyes and very aggressive ...
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