Jessie Veeder shares observations about the wild black-and-white birds that were once so prevalent on their ranch, then ...
THE magpies found dead or dying in Bonny Hills in November were poisoned, according to toxicology results released by the ...
Scientists find that 82 percent of birds-of-paradise species show biofluorescence, often on their feathers, throat or inner ...
Did you know that some animals hire nannies? No, they don't pay other animals to raise their kids, but some animals--like an ...
Garry Linnell is one of Australia’s most experienced journalists. He has won several awards for his writing, including a ...
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An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...
45% of which exist only in Australia. Birds are highly significant to many Indigenous groups. The adult magpie goose and its eggs, for example, are an important food source for groups in the Kakadu ...