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This majestic raptor is a fire-wielding ninja
Is there anything cooler than a bird of prey that can spread fires using lit sticks, and is so sneaky, it can out-scavenge an ibis?
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Never a dull moment with Australia’s longest python
There’s something about being very big (or very small!) that makes an animal automatically more charming. And it doesn’t get much bigger than the amethystine python, or as Australians up in the north know it, the scrub python.
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This pooping sea cucumber is one of the weirdest things you’ll ever see
The ocean is home to a colourful array of sea cucumber species, but this has to be the grossest.
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The wrap-around spider is weirdly adorable
These little guys are experts at hide and seek.
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Why so blue? Unravelling colour-change in the chameleon grasshopper
If you’re looking for a good old scientific mystery, look no further than the chameleon grasshopper.
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This huge black bee is a gentle giant
With a hefty body, a massive wingspan, and a loud, low-pitched buzz, the tropical carpenter bee can be a pretty intimidating sight.
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The mini-kangaroo with the T. rex arms
Everyone loves a set of awkward little arms, and this wonderful critter is out here representing Team T. rex, with its stumpy forelimbs thrown open, ready for a hug.
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This is the face of one of the rarest animals in Australia
It might not look like much, but that enigmatic grimace belongs to one of the rarest and most elusive species in the country — the maugean skate.
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The providence petrel is the sweetest seabird
Meet the providence petrel, Australia’s most trusting bird.
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Meet the golden saola – the unicorn of Asia
In 1992, something extraordinary happened. The first new species of large mammal had been discovered in more than half a century, and scientists hailed it as one of the most spectacular zoological discoveries of the 20th century.