Every spring in Australia is heralded by reports of magpies swooping at people. While it is of little comfort to those at the receiving end of a surprise attack, such events are actually quite rare when one considers the ...
Ecology
Sep 19, 2019
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A new study has revealed a range of factors that cause a variation in predation by magpies on farmland songbirds.
Ecology
May 29, 2019
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Weaving stories and intriguing names into children's education about the natural world could help to engage them with species' conservation messages, new research shows.
Ecology
Mar 7, 2019
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Magpies that live at airports are less likely to flee from aircraft noise than those that live elsewhere, according to our research. But it is unclear whether this makes them more likely to be involved in a collision.
Ecology
May 25, 2018
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Zookeepers in Prague have turned into puppeteers in an effort to save the critically endangered Javan green magpie.
Ecology
Apr 17, 2018
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Growing up in a large social group makes Australian magpies more intelligent, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2018
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Can one form a friendship with a magpie? –even when adult males are protecting their nests during the swooping season? The short answer is:" Yes, one can" - although science has just begun to provide feasible explanations ...
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Oct 3, 2017
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Scientists at the University of York, in collaboration with researchers at Western Sydney University, have shown that the Australian Magpie may 'dunk' its food in water before eating, a process that appears to be 'copied' ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2017
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Black-billed magpies and American crows, both members of the clever corvid family of birds, have adapted comfortably to life in urban and suburban communities. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the two species often nest nearby each ...
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Aug 11, 2016
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In literature, crows and ravens arebad omens and are associated with witches. Most people believe they steal, eat other birds' eggs and reduce the populations of other birds. But a new study, which has brought together over ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2015
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