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Need to know: Bird poo hue

Why is most bird poo white, even though birds eat food of many different colours?

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The nursery frog is Australia’s smallest – and sweetest

Everything about the nursery frog is adorable. This tiny frog, which is barely more than a few centimetres long, is named for the fastidious care it gives to its offspring.

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The shining flycatcher almost doesn’t look real

Australia’s most beautiful birds aren’t just the colourful ones. With its glossy blue-black feathers that shimmer like a polished gemstone, the shining flycatcher is one of our most striking native species.

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