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![A sulphur-crested cockatoo, or "trash parrot," hangs off a house roof in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8kihJWBYwh9rmZupPLVpNh-320-80.jpg)
Tenacious 'trash parrots' locked in escalating 'arms race' with humans Down Under
By Harry Baker published
A new study has revealed local residents in Sydney, Australia, are stuck in an escalating arms race with sulphur-crested cockatoos over the security of garbage bins.
![Two gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Volunteer Point in the Falkland Islands.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mRqSQP9zwLphhbdjG2UCdY-320-80.jpg)
Are penguins really monogamous?
By Joshua A. Krisch published
It depends on how you define monogamy.
![A small african penguin holds up a foot as if to take a step while two wildlife specialists crouch behind him on the ground, observing](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pKgqqfvejscPfJenKbqGrg-320-80.jpg)
This little penguin can waddle easily again thanks to his custom-made boots
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A penguin with bumblefoot improved his waddle with new orthopedic boots.
![An Adélie penguin family.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G2WMoEKLK68WTMuLS4viqX-320-80.jpg)
Over 60 million years ago, penguins abandoned flight for swimming. Here’s how.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Around the time the dinosaurs died out, penguins became swimmers. New research reveals their aquatic evolution.
![a uniformed wildlife official inspects a dead goose](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dvEPBiZWftK2teEdXnznGS-320-80.jpg)
Someone decapitated a gaggle of geese in Idaho, and wildlife officials seek answers
By Nicoletta Lanese last updated
Officials are investigating the killing of multiple geese.
![A dead little penguin washed up on a New Zealand beach.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PsL3QSi3Qh3runy3H33nTg-320-80.jpg)
Hundreds of the world's smallest penguins have mysteriously washed up dead. What killed them?
By Harry Baker published
More than 500 little penguins have washed up dead on New Zealand beaches since May, and scientists aren't exactly sure why.
![The ancestors of modern domesticated chickens were revered for their exotic looks and distinctive voices.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gwGccijppL37XYz5b5yrN9-320-80.jpg)
All hail the hen! Chickens were revered for centuries before they were food
By Stephanie Pappas published
The birds were initially viewed as exotic animals.
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