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A female zebra finch finds herself surrounded by male suitors – but who to listen to? Simon Griffith

Birds and boasting: honest when mating, dishonest when dating

By Simon Griffith

A new study has revealed what many people possibly already suspect – males are more honest when displaying their “quality” to a partner than to an unfamiliar female. These findings, from a study of a…
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Could the zebra finch’s growing popularity ruffle The Body’s feathers? Tracey Nearmy/AAPIMAGE

Australia’s first supermodel … no, not that one

By Simon Griffith

Long before Elle Macpherson staked her claim to the title, indeed by the end of the 1890s, Australia had inadvertently exported a model to the northern hemisphere that has become internationally famous…

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