A new study of wild birds in Australia has revealed a surprising finding: a genetically male kookaburra was found to have laid an egg. The research suggests that sex reversal, where an animal’s ...

Scientists overseeing the breeding program tried playing for their birds the "Blue Mountains Typical," an aria sung by the ...

Scientists have documented a surprising rate of sex reversal in wild Australian birds, a phenomenon that could be explained by rising pollution or other environmental triggers. A study of five common ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, if ...

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is upgrading its biosecurity to prepare some of Australia's most at-risk birds for H5 avian ...

There are only about 250 regent honeyeaters left in the wild, and they have been losing their unique call, mimicking other ...