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.
The ocean is home to a colourful array of sea cucumber species, but this has to be the grossest.
These little guys are experts at hide and seek.
If you’re looking for a good old scientific mystery, look no further than the chameleon grasshopper.
With a hefty body, a massive wingspan, and a loud, low-pitched buzz, the tropical carpenter bee can be a pretty intimidating sight.
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.
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.
Meet the providence petrel, Australia’s most trusting bird.
Here, Dr Karl explains the number one problem facing our Great Barrier Reef: coral bleaching caused by climate change.
Cane toads are one of Australia’s most notorious pests, but back in the day Australian scientists found ways to make them useful.