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Zoologger: The bird that cares for its rival's chicks

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Zoologger: The bird that cares for its rival's chicks

New Zealand's iconic pūkekos often allow other females to lay eggs in their nests, and care for the resulting young. What on earth for?

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Egyptians gave ibis birds a packed lunch for the afterlife

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Egyptians gave ibis birds a packed lunch for the afterlife

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Grouse have signature drumming styles

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Grouse have signature drumming styles

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Wandering albatross gets boost from rising winds

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Wandering albatross gets boost from rising winds

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Pigeons match monkeys in abstract counting skills

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Health

Killer flu research to be censored

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I lived as a turkey for a year

Life

I lived as a turkey for a year

Opinion

Mystery of the male ostrich's erection solved

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Mystery of the male ostrich's erection solved

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Zoologger: To kill a mockingbird? No, parasitise it

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Zoologger: To kill a mockingbird? No, parasitise it

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Watery secret of the dinosaur death pose

Life

Watery secret of the dinosaur death pose

Dinosaur skeletons are often found with head thrown back and tail arched. This may simply be because they have been immersed in water

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Life

First evidence that dinosaurs ate birds

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Health

Bioterror fears could block crucial flu research

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Life

Zoologger: The only cross-dressing bird of prey

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Male wren more alert to female's song than his own

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