Red-tailed black cockatoo

Males and female red-tailed black cockatoos can be distinguished by the splashes of colour on their tail feathers – red panels in males, and yellow-orange bars in females. These cockatoos have zygodactyl feet, two toes facing forward and two backwards, …

The little penguin (kororā) is the smallest penguin in the world, standing just 25cm tall and weighing a little over 1kg

The little penguin (kororā) is the smallest penguin in the world, standing just 25cm tall and weighing a little over 1kg. Little penguin populations are declining in areas that aren’t protected from predators. Where predator control is in place, populations …