In a clip from David Attenborough 's 1998 BBC TV series Life of Birds, a lyrebird imitates a chainsaw, kookaburra and car ...

Because animals have a limited capability of understanding human language, they cannot “read” the way humans do.

We hear them from one Yuletide after another, the sounds of the season we’ve known and loved for decades. Just how much do ...

We hear them from one Yuletide after another, the sounds of the season we’ve known and loved for decades. Just how much do you know about classic Christmas songs? Test your knowledge with this short ...

Want to test yourself even further? Take a squiz at the ABC's New Quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes. Posted Thu 11 Dec 2025 at 6:30pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 at 6:30pm Thu ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer enjoyed a visit to a nursery school in London ahead of a speech defending last week's Budget, taking time to quiz some nursery school children on their favourite animal ...

There are so many elements to love about Disney, but one thing the fandom can agree on is how much we appreciate its wholesomeness. Most Disney movies are made for the whole family, meaning while they ...

AMERICANS have been warned about a new noise ban targeting all rowdy pets. That means no barking or howling from dogs – and absolutely no squawking from excited ...

AMERICANS have been warned about a new noise ban targeting all rowdy pets. That means no barking or howling from dogs – and absolutely no squawking from excited hens. There will be trouble for owners ...

Most of the time, animal noises match the animal. Horses neigh and it works. Dogs bark, and their sound generally matches the size of the dog. Even elephants trumpeting suits them perfectly, with ...

Deep in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mélissa Berthet found bonobos doing something thought to be uniquely human. How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe ...