Authorities didn’t immediately release the names of the alleged bird-brained bandits, but local officials and activists ...

The black swan, Cygnus atratus, is a quintessential Australasian bird. Until their first voyages to Australia, 18th century European explorers assumed that all swans were white.

One of Australia’s best-loved birds is also an important symbol in modern culture, having lent its name to a famous book, The Black Swan by scholar Nassim Nicholas Taleb, which was in 2007 ranked by ...

Not only is the black swan important for many Aboriginal people, it was also a potent symbol within the European imagination — 1500 years before Europeans knew it existed.

Bird flu has spread to Hawaii for the first time ever amid growing concerns the virus could soon learn to jump between humans. Ducks and geese on a backyard farm on the island of Oahu, home of the ...

The graceful black swan is a familiar sight in waterways across Australia, but it could disappear if avian flu ever takes hold here, a study of its genes reveals.

A rare black swan named ‘Bruce’ by locals in Wanstead has died of bird flu as the UK experiences one of the largest ever outbreaks of avian influenza. Residents near Hollow Ponds have ...

A black swan, an exotic bird from Australia, had laid six eggs, of which three hatched at Chandigarh Bird Park recently, while the other eggs were discarded by the mother bird. Explore.

An outbreak of bird flu could wipe out black swans in Australia, a new study has warned. Experts say the famous birds are in a “highly precarious situation” as they are particularly vulnerable ...

Bird flu has spread to Hawaii for the first time ever amid growing concerns the virus could soon learn to jump between humans.. Ducks and geese on a backyard farm on the island of Oahu, home of ...

By the time Holly Mactagone made it to her favorite local clothing store at 5:45 a.m. at Ohana Hale Marketplace on Black Friday, the line had already snaked around the former Sports Authority ...

A rare black swan in east London has died from bird flu amid the UK’s “largest ever” outbreak of the disease. Residents living near to Hollow Ponds in Wanstead have spoken of their sadness ...