Staying unflappable in swooping season, a gallery of shameless doggos, and a Thai-ny hippo star…

With spring comes magpie swooping season, but there’s no need to be fearful – just don’t go swinging an umbrella or stick. “That is a declaration of war. You can avoid it simply by stopping and talking to the magpie,” says animal behavioural expert Gisela Kaplan.