Birds of Australia

Have bird brains mastered art of quantum physics?

2 Sep 2012

As you read this, flocks of bar-tailed godwits may be departing from the south coast of Alaska. These brown wading birds may seem nondescript - like smaller cousins of curlew - but they are...

5:31AM

Splendid isolation

6 Apr 2012

It is deja vu. At least, it feels that way at first. I stare at the cold sea, topped by white horses whipped up by the unrelenting west wind. Over on the north bank of the sound is yellowish...

12:02PM

Out and about

1 May 2011

Ever wondered where the raucous, squawking cockatoos that circle Central's towering buildings originally came from?

9:02AM

Two toddlers join Ocean Park's penguin parade

15 Feb 2011

Like proud parents, the staff of Ocean Park yesterday announced the birth of two penguins, the first bred in captivity in Hong Kong.

The Gentoo penguins join the park's other 51...

8:12AM

Conservation work pays off as black-winged stilts nest and breed in park for first time

6 May 2009

Black-winged stilts are nesting and breeding at Hong Kong Wetland Park for the first time, thanks to the park's conservation efforts.

6:03AM

Southern exposure

20 Apr 2008

It has been more than a quarter of a century since Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, turning the British colony into a combat zone, yet news images of barren, snow-covered battlefields...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

5:20AM

Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

3:47AM

Giant birds threaten storm-hit townships

People living in a region devastated by a powerful cyclone are being harassed by giant cassowary birds driven from the rainforest by the destruction of their normal food sources.

7:05PM

Ghosts and grime

Our water taxi bumps and thuds across the harbour. We seem to be heading for the grinning gateway mouth of Luna Park, Sydney's famous fairground. Instead, we swing left and Cockatoo Island looms...

9:25PM

A haven for birds

Hong Kong is home to different species, including many endangered ones

Hong Kong is an important stopover point for migratory birds escaping the harsh northern winter.

6:08AM

Imported parrots stolen from shop at Mongkok Bird Garden

Store owner sees $200,000 of stock fly away overnight

Fourteen parrots with a combined value of $200,000 were stolen from a shop at Mongkok Bird Garden yesterday.

2:38AM

SERIES WATCH

Ultimate Killers

Pearl, 9.30pm

1:48PM

Rare parrots make a home from home

An endangered species of bird, introduced to Hong Kong by British military chiefs in the 1940s, has hatched one of the largest captive-turned-wild populations of its type in the world.

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