The Real Story Behind Australia’s Great Emu ‘War’ Of 1932 (And Why They Lost—Twice)
Few world events are as simultaneously hilarious and thought-provoking as Australia’s Great Emu War of 1932. True to its name ...
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Rare and Elusive Australian Bird, Once Thought Extinct for 100 Years, Discovered by Indigenous Rangers and Scientists
The night parrot—a brilliantly colored, nocturnal bird—once thrived ... tells the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Peter ...
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The bizarre story of when Australia went to war with emus—and lost
Instead of staying in large herds, the emus scattered ... The Emu War may have ended in military failure, but it cemented these birds as symbols of survival and adaptability. Protected under ...
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Meet The Dazzling ‘Paradise Parrot’–Australia’s Only Extinct Bird
Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved surprisingly resilient ... and had small population sizes–and were sufficiently large to provide a substantial enough food resource to ...
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Magpie attack: Australian cyclist dies while fleeing swooping bird
The Australian magpie is a different species to the European bird with which it shares its ... Officials at the time defended their decision to kill the large magpie. The species is protected ...
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Prehistoric 'giant goose' skull found in Australia
The last of the large, flightless mihirungs ... find" provided insights into the role the giant bird played within the Australian ecosystem at the time. Australia bowl out India for 155 to ...
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Bird flu ‘panic’: Dire advice to pet owners not to release exotic birds into Aussie bush
They’re very important for pollination of our trees. Australia is one of the only places on the planet where you see large birds eating nectar. “It’s very rare for birds to pollinate in general.” ...