Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Do you know what a cockatoo smells like? How about a king parrot? Most of us have only really smelled an ibis (and not by choice – their odour precedes them by about half a block), but did you know ...

Red-collared lorikeets — a type of parrot — show up every year in Australia acting like they've been hitting the fermented fruit juice a little too hard. Locals report symptoms like "falling over" and ...

Things have really gone to the birds at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. Visitors will soon be able to visit with avians from the Land Down Under at the Australian Lorikeet Experience habitat. There, guests will ...

Hundreds of rainbow lorikeets have fallen from the sky in the past week, paralyzed by an illness researchers have struggled to understand. More than 200 paralyzed birds were taken into care around ...

More than 200 parrots fell from the sky over the past week, leaving scientists mystified. The rainbow lorikeets dropped from the heavens above New South Wales in Australia, after which the fallen ...

The birds' colourful coats lend them the festivity of Christmas baubles and dozens of commenters were quick to say the same. 'That's a real Aussie Christmas tree... lorikeets, a magpie, no snow in ...

Hundreds of rainbow lorikeets have fallen from the sky in this Aussie town in the past week, paralysed by a mystery illness that has scientists worried. More than 200 paralysed birds were taken into ...

An Australian woman has shared a remarkable photo of a rainbow lorikeet with brightly coloured 'mutant' markings on her feathers that she found mingling with other birds in her backyard. The photo ...

RSPCA Queensland had four birds surrendered to them in late November, finding all the lorikeets were suffering from Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome (LPS). The University of Sydney said the disease leaves ...

A volunteer vet examines the lorikeet for injury after being in the wildfire region. The young lorikeet is visibly traumatized by the wildfires. Carer Risks Life to Save One of Australia's Deadliest ...