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Monday, 21 March 2011
They may look like they're doing a favour, but babysitting siblings or unrelated nestlings is all part of a purple-crowned fairy wren's cunning plan to inherit the nest.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Parrots, like humans, choose to use one side of their body more than the other, with more of them left-handed - or, more precisely, left-footed than anything else.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
If you're a female and you're with an incompatible mate, beware: the stress of being with the wrong partner could drive you to take drastic action.
Friday, 14 January 2011
Genetically modified chickens may be the key to beating the bird flu virus by using it's own tricks, researchers in the UK and Australia believe.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
For decades flipper banding has been the standard way to tag and monitor penguin populations, but a new study could be the death-knell of the practice.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
They call it an evolutionary arms race, and who knows how it will finish up. But for now, the bronze-cuckoo appears to be one step ahead of the hapless host birds which slavishly raise its young in their own nests.
Monday, 10 January 2011
It may have been a bad week for wild animals, but experts say massive die-offs are not at all unusual.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010 21
Evolution If birds descended from dinosaurs, by what means did they become warm-blooded, assuming the dinosaurs were reptilian and cold-blooded?
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Dr Karl on triple j Why can't fish survive out of water? Plus: does rain help crops come to maturity quicker than when it's dry?; and why is bird poo white?
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Male flamingos produce and use their own make-up pigments to colour their feathers before displaying to potential mates, a new study shows.
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Researchers have uncovered why the ostrich, and perhaps the emu, can run the pants off a kangaroo. It comes down to a literal spring in the flightless bird's step.
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Some gamblers like to forgo their winnings for the chance of a much bigger win - and it seems pigeons like to take the same risk.
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Researchers have found the remains of what they believe was an enormous bony-toothed bird with the largest wingspan ever recorded.
Friday, 10 September 2010
A new study claims male bowerbirds deliberately decorate their bowers to make themselves look larger to females.
Thursday, 9 September 2010
A large new carnivorous dinosaur unearthed in Spain sported a very unusual pointed hump-like structure on its back, muscular legs and evidence for some of the world's first feathers.