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Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.
The white-backed swallow survives the extreme temperatures of inland Australia by reducing its body temperature to save energy.
Birds and bees see the world in different ways – and some flowers have evolved to take advantage of the gap in their perspectives.
You just need to step outside at the right time and look in the right places to reconnect with nature at this time of year.
The wild rock dove is little understood and largely overlooked by scientists.
Warblers in high mountain wetlands change their dawn singing with temperature, rain, wind, humidity and moonlight, showing how weather shapes wildlife behaviour.
Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but first we have to find them.
Interbreeding across species lines is one way helpful genes can spread into a bird population.
A new study provides a clear picture of how birds are responding to climate change in the mountains near Vancouver.
Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 years ago.
To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest plastics.
This is one of the few times shouting might actually help.
Researchers have detected highly pathogenic avian influenza in 41 at-risk bird species across all 10 Canadian provinces.
Dylan Southern’s film is a sharply crafted adaptation of Max Porter’s poignant book, grounded in powerful performances.
Why the loss of this species shines light on the global extinction crisis.
In 2002, an online database was set up allowing birdwatchers to record their species observations. It is now a vast resource, shaping scientific research.
The findings of a new study about communication between birds also offer key insights into the origins of language.
Urban sprawl has forced native animals and humans to live close together. Here are eight ways to make your home a refuge for wildlife.
A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different continents.
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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