For tens of millions of years, parrots have survived and thrived in Australia even as the continent underwent dramatic changes.
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Parrots in the Land of Oz: Introduction
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Parrots in the Land of Oz: Video: Cockatoo Uses Tools to Attract a Mate
A male palm cockatoo gets crafty in his effort to attract a mate.
June 11th, 2008 | 0 comments | 952 Views
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Parrots in the Land of Oz: Video: The Budgerigar Mating Game
Male budgerigars use their fighting skills and shimmering feathers to vie for a female's attention.
June 11th, 2008 | 1 comment | 984 Views
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Parrots in the Land of Oz: Birds that Use Tools
Birds are capable of learning and mastering complex social behavior, but there's one behavior that never ceases to fascinate -- their ability to use tools.
June 11th, 2008 | 0 comments | 602 Views
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Parrots in the Land of Oz: What Do Parrots Find Sexy?
Parrots have little trouble attracting our attention. But what traits fare best for these birds when their goal is inspiring love in potential parrot mates?
June 11th, 2008 | 0 comments | 807 Views
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Parrots in the Land of Oz: Parrots in Danger
Nearly a third of parrots worldwide are threatened -- a statistic three times greater than the threat to all bird species.
June 11th, 2008 | 0 comments | 692 Views
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Parrots in the Land of Oz: Parrot Photo Contest
See the winners of NATURE's parrot photo contest.
June 11th, 2008 | 0 comments | 675 Views
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Crash: A Tale of Two Species: Introduction
The red knot makes one of the longest migrations of any animal. To accomplish this feat, it relies on the eggs of the horseshoe crab. Without these eggs, the red knot is in danger.
June 10th, 2008 | 2 comments | 3,802 Views
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Animal Guide: Cape Griffon Vulture
Like other vultures, the Cape Griffon does not kill its prey, but rather feeds preferentially on the soft tissue and bone fragments of dead animals -- usually nothing smaller than an antelope -- that they find solely by sight.
June 9th, 2008 | 0 comments | 557 Views
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The Legendary Raptors: Lesson
In this activity students will create an aircraft that will compete to fly the best. Students will also create a fictional writing piece that tells a legend or myth of a raptor.
June 5th, 2008 | 0 comments | 177 Views
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