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An Australian take on how the emu won the 1932 battle premieres this month, before shooting on the UK comedian’s film has begun

Biologists who say the Sable Island horses are stressed outside their natural habitat are up against decades of romanticization

The moment has arrived – and the swift parrot has taken the crown for 2023 after the votes for the final 10 candidates

Critically endangered parrot narrowly pips the tawny frogmouth, runner-up for the third time in the biennial Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

Help BirdLife Australia build a picture of how our birds are faring by joining the Aussie Bird Count. You can’t solve a problem you don’t know you have

Officials say can of bear spray was emptied before attack in Banff national park in which Doug Inglis and Jenny Gusse, both 62, died

… to be announced at 12.30pm AEDT. Follow our live blog from 11.30am for the red carpet, emotional speeches and all the reaction

At first an oddity roaming in an otherwise desperately ordinary suburb, the curious creature continues to survive – alone and silent

Dutch territory in Caribbean says plan to cull entire population of vervet monkeys ‘painful and controversial’ but necessary

Scientists believe luminescent quality is widespread after finding 86% of species studied had fur that glowed in UV light

Anthony Albanese plays it safe with the sulphur-crested cockatoo while the tawny frogmouth proves popular among MPs who took blue ribbon seats off Liberals

Public to vote in annual contest organized by Katmai national park to see which bear looks to have put on most pre-hibernation weight

It’s believed there are fewer than 20 of these ‘little birds of the spinifex’ – and their future hangs in the balance

Couple have not yet been identified and bear demonstrating ‘aggressive behavior’ was killed by park rangers

Behold the slug and you behold a teenager, in all of her magic and power

Gatorland, Orlando, took in injured reptile who drew international attention after being spotted with top half of jaw missing

Beloved, closely watched ursine popularity competition judging the stockiest bear before hibernation threatened by shutdown

Perhaps it’s naive not to imagine that all of life itself is about accepting the fragility of how easily things break

Security turned away Joie Henney’s TikTok-famous, leashed reptile Wally from Philadelphia baseball game on Wednesday

The dogs at Paris Puppies Paradise, who were underweight and living in their own feces, were housed with a rescue organization

Scarlett Johansson is also among the famous names who have what’s known as ornithophobia. But where did it begin?

These globe-trotting shorebirds travel nonstop from the Arctic but urbanisation is leading to their dramatic decline

There’s a bowerbird building a bower in my backyard, so this year I’m on Team Bowerbird

Ex-president attacks clean energy by making multiple false statements at South Carolina rally

These gentle, gleeful birds once watched over Perth like sentinels but are now endangered as their habitat disappears

When framing the shortlist for the 2023 bird of the year, we opted for familiar Aussie birds that hold a special place in our hearts

Some of Australia’s most recognised feathered denizens have been flying under the popularity radar for far too long

Guardian Australia’s biennial poll is a chance to show your love for your favourite feathered friend and raise awareness of those at risk

Mayor Max III carries the mantle of the golden retrievers who went before him, led by his human chief of staff

Australia has five native corvid species, but their unearned reputation for cruelty and an all-too-human cleverness makes them unlikely to win a popularity contest

Michael Alford, 59, of Harlan county was moving a bag of potting soil when bees attacked him from inside the package

County sheriff’s office euthanize animal after removing it from the water, but identity of the dead person yet to be established

A proposed federal law would wipe out existing state laws that prevent farm animal brutality and the spread of disease

There is nothing Australians like more than running over living things in their car

Bifenthrin was found in water, sediment and crayfish samples from Hazelbrook Creek, the Environment Protection Authority says

Tim Sheehy, Senate candidate, wildly off given 1.12 million people in state and ‘nowhere close to that number of bear’, experts say