Creatura Blog
It’s not like the Australian magpie isn’t great. Australian magpies are elegant and hyper-smart and we love them. But let’s be honest – they’ve got nothing on the common green magpie when it comes to sheer beauty.
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Frugalistas, fomites and fakeaway dinners … wordsmiths are having a field day. Lexicologist Dr Adam Smith looks at the colourful, inventive language of social crisis.
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New research suggests urban light is disrupting bird sleep regardless of what colour it is.
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Bird photographer Sandy Goddard spotted the oddly patterned magpie near Geelong, Victoria.
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The brush turkey renovates your backyard and the ibis steals your chips, but despite their peskiness, these birds have a lot of redeeming qualities.
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We already knew that magpies were smart but now we know exactly how their intelligence has evolved.
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Look to the skies: the season of swooping birds is upon us again.
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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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A magpie in Gladstone has caused serious eye injuries after swooping an eight-year-old boy.