Scientists say it takes 250 years, some termites, no wildfires, and a cyclone to make the ideal home for the palm cockatoo ...

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This curious cockatoo is a regular visitor to a Queensland, Australia, traffic cam Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue ...

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 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It's been a rough year for Western ...

A few years ago, a Sydney scientist noticed a sulfur-crested cockatoo opening his trash bin. Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was impressed by the ingenuity. It’s ...

Could you imagine going back to the same hostile 30 years later and being greeted by the same concierge? Because that is exactly what is happening at one hostel in Australia. The concierge there, Mr.