The collections include 99 per cent of Australia's native birds as well as exotic bird species, skeletons, mammals, reptiles stored in ethanol, eggs and frozen tissue. Upstairs on the third level ...

Early one May morning, on the edge of Brisbane’s Mt Coo-tha, a hundred people gather in a car park. The air is sharp, the light clear, and there are probably birds muttering in the trees overhead.

CANBERRA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Australian animal behavior experts say that singing in some small birds reflects their personality and plays a critical role in both mating and territory defense.