{
  "id": 16195613,
  "title": "From 'gentle' and 'graceful' to the 'cane toad of the sky': How Australia turned on the common myna",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/from-gentle-and-graceful-to-the-cane-toad-of-the-sky-how-australia",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:10:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-gentle-graceful-cane-toad-sky.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The common myna is sometimes referred to as \"Australia's most hated bird.\" Originally from South and Central Asia, the introduced species from the starling family is abundant, raucous and bold.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "From ‘gentle’ and ‘graceful’ to the ‘cane toad of the sky’: how Australia turned on the common myna",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/from-gentle-and-graceful-to-the-cane-toad-of-the-sky-how-australia",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:32:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}