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Birds are profoundly important animals. As predators, pollinators, seed dispersers, scavengers and ecosystem bioengineers, the world’s 11,000 species of birds play critical roles in the food chain and therefore the existence of animal life.

Researching the way other animals’ minds work can deepen our understanding of the human mind, especially when there are differences. For example, our new study has shown that bumblebees can forget basic information within minutes, though they can still make complicated decisions. But to understand how bees’ memories differ from…

It is only the fourth known sighting of a Blackburnian warbler in the UK

Climate crisis may explain fights as disappearing ice fuels interspecies competition – with goats nearly always winning

With the Clifton site closed, zoo staff are grappling with logistics of moving 300 species to new homes

Peta says ‘conservation is a con’ but zoos point to their role as educators despite evidence children learn little from them

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Following the settlement of Aotearoa New Zealand, many native species were wiped from the mainland. It’s a familiar story – one that has affected species like the iconic flightless kākāpō and the tuatara, a reptile in a category all its own.

First the mangroves around Swan Bay started dying off, then the fish began to disappear.