Australian Geographic Shark Blog
Shark nets: Protecting us or just harming sharks?
Our Shark Editor-at-Large Blake Chapman explains the history behind shark nets, their impact and whether or not they’re effective.
Creatura with Bec Crew
The Burdekin duck is like no other duck in the world
This is a seriously handsome duck.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Earless monitor lizards look like cartoon dinosaurs
There’s something simultaneously menacing and goofy about the earless monitor.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Baby eagle rays are unintentionally hilarious
Eagle rays carry themselves with the kind of grace and serenity that we humans can only dream about, plus they have those gorgeous polka dots spread out perfectly across their kite-shaped bodies.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Caecilians are weirdly adorable?
Slimy, limbless creatures don’t get much of a look-in when we’re naming the world’s cutest animals. I mean, there’s no competing with this, that’s for sure.
Creatura with Bec Crew
Beware the dragon: this NSW nudibranch will mess you up
It might look innocent enough, but you do not want to get too close to this pretty blue sea slug from the waters of eastern Australia.
Creatura with Bec Crew
The nankeen kestrel is a delightfully fluffy killer
If ever the phrase, ‘kill them with cuteness’ applied, it’d be to the nankeen kestrel – a compact assassin with the sweetest face and a signature style that makes killing look easy.
Tim the Yowie Man
The case of the glowing cross
A lonely country cemetery in northern NSW is the site of one of Australia’s most unusual unsolved mysteries.
Creatura with Bec Crew
The five-lined flying dragon is a tiny marvel
They’re no Drogon, Viserion, or Rhaegal, but these real dragons can hold their own in the dense tropical forests of Southeast Asia.
Australian Geographic Shark Blog
How adequate are Australia’s shark conservation efforts?
Australia is a shark hotspot, but how well are we looking after these incredible animals?