Wildlife
The bilby is making a comeback in outback NSW
Our native Easter symbol is making a comeback in outback NSW thanks to a new bilby sanctuary at Dubbo’s zoo.
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Science & Environment
GALLERY: Tasmania’s Western Arthur Range
Photographer Luke Tscharke revels in the beauty of Tasmania’s wild and remote Western Arthur Range as he walks in the footsteps of renowned wilderness photographer Peter Dombrovskis.
Wildlife
A guide to helping our native animals with the heat this summer
While we enjoy the summer holidays – returning to our air-conditioned abodes when it gets too much – our native animals, especially our koalas and birds, can find it difficult to cope with the sweltering heat and limited water sources. Here’s how you can help them out this summer.
Wildlife
The wallaby with a purple neck
For a long time after it was first discovered back in 1924 it was assumed that the purple-necked rock-wallabies purple colouration came from encounters with rocks or vegetation.
Wildlife
Parrotfish: the coral crunching, sand makers
A dive on a coral reef is overwhelmingly a feast for the eyes, but there are sounds to appreciate as well, especially when schools of parrotfishes go crunch, crunch, crunch on coral as they feed.
Wildlife
GALLERY: Ken Drake’s animal portraiture
In this gallery made up of images from his new book All Animal Beings, esteemed animal photographer Ken Drake explores the animals we know and love through his lense. Ken Drake and wife Beck established Zoo Studio in 2006, specialising in animal art photography. Ken’s understanding of animal manners, body language and knowing how to bring out the best in his furry subjects, is what sets Zoo Studios apart.
Wildlife
North Queensland’s big blue earthworms
You may never have heard of the Terriswalkeris terraereginae, a giant blue earthworm living deep in the moist soils of tropical north Queensland, but it’s the prettiest worm you’ll ever see.
Wildlife
Fossils of giant New Zealand penguin discovered
The emperor penguin is an impressive bird – but it would have been relatively small in comparison with some of the giant penguins that lived in the distant past.
Science & Environment
Are Australian eucalypts to blame for California’s wildfires?
It’s been suggested that the introduction of Australian eucalyptus trees may be to blame for the rapid spread of the Southern California wildfires. But experts say the claims just don’t stack up.
Science & Environment
Exploration of seafloor reveals potential for future tsunamis in Australia
A team of scientists recently embarked on a research trip to map Australia’s continental slope and what they found was a potential for future tsunamis.