It's spring in Australia, and the magpies are swooping. This sleek, black-and-white bird turns aggressive in September and October, when male magpies protect their fledglings by dive-bombing ...
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Gymnorhina tibicen - Australian Magpie in Australia, New Zealand in the rain(Getty Images/iStockphoto/phototrip) A songbird mimicking the sounds of emergency sirens ...
A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening. Co-author Professor Rob Magrath from The Australian University (ANU) said that ...
A songbird mimicking the sounds of emergency sirens has been caught on video in southeast Australia, as firefighters battle deadly wildfires in the region. Former threatened species commissioner ...
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