Australia was long considered the last continent in the world to remain free of bird flu. But it did not take long after the ...

By Naina Rao H5N1 avian influenza is spreading rapidly across southeastern Australia owing to infected wild bird species, ...

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 ...

The laughing kookaburra is a well-known bird from Australia. It is most famous for its loud call that sounds exactly like human laughter. In this video, a healthy kookaburra demonstrates its vocal ...

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has now spread from migratory birds to infect resident Australian birds. Clusters of dead birds have been found in several locations. The virus will inevitably ...

What does it mean to save threatened species? How often do we achieve it? And how often do we fail? Our new research answers these questions for Australian birds. We found extinction risks had reduced ...

The post This Australian Bird Builds a Giant Incubator Before September appeared first on A-Z Animals. Imagine a bird that's both an engineer and a living thermometer. Here we introduce you to the ...

Experts estimate the wildfires currently burning through southern Australia have killed over half a billion animal Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An album consisting of the sounds of endangered Australian birds has ...