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Spare a thought for female Australian fur seals
Seals have a reputation for being playful, but when it comes to Australian fur seals, that’s only half the story.
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Of course Australia has venomous giant centipedes
And of course they eat mice and lizards for breakfast!
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The common death adder is ‘phoning it in’
You don’t have to try so hard when you’ve got lightning speed.
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How budgies don’t just survive, but thrive, in the harsh Australian desert
Budgies are such a quintessential Australian pet, it’s easy to forget they’re one of our most fascinating endemic birds. Found across the Australian mainland, particularly throughout Australia’s dry interior, these birds seem to have a sixth sense about where to find water, even in the harshest conditions.
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Feelings of impending doom? That’s just the Irukandji jellyfish
It’s one thing to experience the burn of a jellyfish sting, but how about a dose of psychological torture to go along with that searing pain? That’s what the Irukandji jellyfish is threatening everyone with, which, let’s be honest, is a bit much. And did we mention that these little murder jellies are virtually invisible?
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Hoarding, sexual cannibalism, and messy webs: Redback spiders live a life of organised chaos
Spiders get a lot of credit for being neat. With their perfect little webs, strung delicately, repaired fastidiously, they scamper over to any stuck prey and wrap it up tight for later. But redback spiders? They’re a total mess.
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It’s a tiny bat buffet for green (or blue?) tree frogs
Large and in charge, green tree frogs are here to keep us guessing – whether it’s their colouring, or their cuisine.
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This arthropod is minty fresh
There are few wild animals whose existence you could describe as ‘fun’, but a case could definitely be made for the peppermint stick insect.
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Pack your bags, we’re hitting the humpback highway
It might seem antithetical that one of the largest animals on earth makes one of the longest migrations of any mammal on record. But that’s what humpback whales do.
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‘I don’t know how to tell you this, but sugar gliders eat birds’
They might be among the cutest animals on the planet, but sugar gliders have a rather sinister trait. They’re named for their love of sweet foods, such as nectar and sap, but in Tasmania, they’re out here eating birds.