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Scientists counting albatrosses from space
For the first time, scientists are using satellite imagery to count bird populations from space – one little white dot at a time.
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Kea playfulness is contagious, study finds
These New Zealand parrots are the first birds to demonstrate ‘contagious’ positive emotions – just like how humans can make each other laugh.
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The time is now to save one of the world’s most endangered birds
A crowd-funding campaign is aiming to boost numbers of Norfolk Island green parrots after a rough few decades – being brought back from the brink of extinction not once, but twice.
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Australia was once full of flamingos
These iconic pink birds are more associated with Africa and the Americas, but they once also called Australia home.
Nature & Wildlife
Laughs, cries and deception: birds’ emotional lives are just as complicated as ours
For a long time it was not believed that animals were even capable of feeling pain, let alone complex emotions. We now know that is far from the truth.
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Superb fairy-wrens are adjusting their egg-size for the climate
New research reveals the endemic bird is conserving energy to create larger eggs – and stronger chicks – during harsher climates.
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There are 14 wild orange-bellied parrots left – this summer is the last to save them
Researchers are planning to monitor orange-bellied parrot nests all summer to make sure they raise chicks successfully.
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Urbanisation of crows a “significant moment”
While they’ve lived among us for decades, these timid but intelligent birds are only just making Aussie cities their home.
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New wild population of critically endangered honeyeater birds found
A small but promising population of 20 previously unknown regent honeyeaters has been discovered in northern New South Wales.