5 of the Most Spectacular (& Elaborate) Mating Rituals of Birds

5 of the Most Spectacular (& Elaborate) Mating Rituals of Birds

Mating rituals in the animal kingdom vary across species, and birds are no exception. Typically, dances for courtship between birds involve the makes working hard to attract the females’ attention. They use movement, sounds, skills, and good looks to woo their potential partner! 1. Black-Footed Albatross Source: Eric Dale/Youtube The black-footed albatross mating ritual is […]

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Dingo that attacked two children and a man on K’gari is euthanised to protect the public – but the move has sparked outrage among animal lovers

Dingo that attacked two children and a man on K’gari is euthanised to protect the public – but the move has sparked outrage among animal lovers

A dingo that attacked two children and a man on the Queensland island of K’gari in recent weeks has been euthanised. Queensland’s Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said the dingo was humanely euthanised on Tuesday afternoon to protect the public. ‘The tagged dingo has displayed increasingly dangerous behaviour including two separate attacks in recent […]

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100 Tiny Endangered Seahorses Released into Sydney Harbor with High Hopes

100 Tiny Endangered Seahorses Released into Sydney Harbor with High Hopes

Australia continues to rehabilitate its populations of White’s seahorse, an “Australian icon” and the only such creature on the nation’s endangered list. In May, GNN reported that hundreds of White’s seahorses were released into the waters north of Newcastle into specially-made “hotels” as part of the largest release of captive-bred seahorses in history. Now, as […]

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More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say

More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say

More plants, animals and habitats were added to the national list of threatened wildlife in 2023 than in any year since the list was established, according to analysis by the Australian Conservation Foundation. A total of 144 animals, plants and ecological communities were added to the list, five times more than the yearly average and […]

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