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5,000 of the world's smallest penguins waddle onto Australian beach in record-breaking parade
A nightly penguin parade takes place on Phillip Island.
Crows and ravens took over the world because they're spookily smart (and brawny, too)
The secret behind crows and ravens' global success is a combination of size and smarts, a new study finds.
Watch amazing video of cockatoos that learn to play 'golf'
Goffin's cockatoos play golf in an experiment exploring their ability to combine multiple objects into one tool.
Same-sex penguins hatch their first chick at New York zoo
A pair of same-sex penguins have incubated and hatched their first chick at a New York zoo, adding to the list of successful same-sex penguin foster parents.
Here's why a new penguin colony in Antarctica is cause for concern
Scientists in Antarctica have unexpectedly spotted a sub-Antarctic penguin breeding on the southernmost continent.
Spellbinding new 'selfie' video captures penguin feasting on giant sardine ball
A spellbinding new video captures a Gentoo penguin's point of view as it feasts on a giant ball of sardines alongside diving albatross and cormorants.
These birds have been singing the same songs for literally a million years
A group of tiny, colorful birds has been singing the exact same tunes for more than 500,000 years — and maybe as long as 1 million years, according to a new study.
Thousands of starlings form 'bent spoon' swarm over Israel
A wildlife photographer in Israel spotted a murmuration of starlings flying in an incredible bent spoon shape. How do the birds do it?
