The Wright's skink, a lizard native to the Seychelles, likes to dine on magpie robins' eggs and chicks. By 1970, 16 Seychelles magpie robins remained on Earth, all on Frégate. The species had ...

Magpies lay their eggs during September and become highly territorial, often swooping at passersby to protect their young. "They attack for a very particular reason: they have a job to do ...

Aside from donning full protective gear, it is best to know where not to go to avoid being swooped during spring. Here are ...

"As much as I don't like them, they don't deserve to die… just because they're defending their eggs." Besides, magpie attacks are a character-building rite of passage, she says.