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The Christmas Island flying fox is a rare sun-seeker
We’ve a lot of love for this daylight-loving larrikin.
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The red strawberry finch is the sweetest songbird
Looking absolutely gorgeous in its vermillion and white-speckled plumage, it’s not hard to see how the red strawberry finch got its name.
Astronomy with Kirsten Banks
Dreaming big: National Science Week with Kirsten Banks
Meet Kirsten Banks, Indigenous astronomer and the newest member of our AG family. Over the coming months she’ll be sharing her knowledge of space from an Aboriginal perspective.
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The head-stacking caterpillar wears its old heads as a hat
Wearing a vertically inclined conga line of decapitated heads as a hat is just so metal.
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Orchid mantis babies are strange little aliens
Like baby xenomorphs lurking menacingly in the crawl space, orchid mantis babies are feisty little critters that sure can hold their own.
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The golden fruit dove looks like it belongs in a fairy tale
Hailing from the forests of Fiji, the golden fruit dove has an otherworldly glow about it, like a fairy tale character come to life.
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Spotted garden eels are mean little divas
Look at that face. That eel is so mad. It looks like it’s ready to scream at the kids to get off its lawn before retreating underground to write another complaint letter.
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What the flame bowerbird can do with its eyes is mesmerising
It’s all about the eyes with the flame bowerbird.
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The giant larvacean is a floating croissant housed in mucous
Bright, white, and full of snot, the giant larvacean has all of the curves of a croissant, but none of the butter.
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The Australian ningaui is small and mighty
The chihuahua of the Australian desert, the ningaui will mess you up if you so much as look at it the wrong way.