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#Night Parrot

Night Parrot

Cracked it! A 30-year cold case involving an egg and the mysterious Night Parrot

An egg discovered over 30 years in the Tanami Desert was thought to be from the elusive Night Parrot. But a recent genetic analysis reveals a different story.

Found: world’s most mysterious bird, but why all the secrecy?

By Leo Joseph, Research Director and Curator, Australian National Wildlife Collection The Night Parrot has been called the “world’s most […]

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