News
Taste training for northern quolls
Training the endangered northern quoll to turn its nose up at cane toads could be the key to the species’ survival.
Tag: Wildlife
Wildlife
Hanging out in the African highlands with gelada baboons
A captive monkey is rescued and released into the remote and beautiful mountains of northern Ethiopia.
News
Best nature photography of 2009
The annual ANZANG photo competition makes for a pretty picture collection.
Science & Environment
DNA blueprint of zebra finch gives human language clues
The first songbird to have its genome deciphered may offer new insight into how human children learn to speak.
Destinations
Kangaroo Island: Where the wild things are
It’s easy to travel responsibly on Kangaroo Island, where conservation is key to the wildlife that abounds.
News
Whale research mission returns from Antarctica
Scientists attest to a successful study of the behaviour of whales in Antarctic waters.
Wildlife
Horny beetles battle for dung
Competition between horned female dung beetles promotes evolution in their weaponry, a study has shown.
History & Culture
Art of nature: a depiction of world and culture
Artistic impressions of the natural world reveal as much about the artist’s cultural perspective as they do about the subjects themselves.
Wildlife
Dingoes skilled at reading human gestures
The ability of wild dingoes to react to social cues from humans sets them apart from wolves in the smarts department, a new study shows.
Wildlife
AIDS-like virus new threat to koala
A virus that may weaken the immune system of koalas, similar to HIV in humans, is a new “wild card” among threats facing the species and nearly all koalas in Queensland could already be infected.