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Watch footage of last-known surviving Tasmanian tiger remastered and in colour
You’ve never seen a thylacine like this before.
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Listen to a lyrebird mimic the cry of a baby
One Taronga Zoo employee got quite the shock when the cries of a baby broke out in the closed zoo. But it wasn’t quite what they expected.
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Do pobblebonks sing to suit their surrounds? Calling all citizen scientists to help solve this mystery.
If a frog calls in a forest, would anyone actually hear it? This may sound like a philosophical question, but it is a genuine concern for frogs – like ‘pobblebonks’ – living in forested habitats. Find out how you can help using the FrogID app!
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2021 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year winners
Despite lockdowns and restrictions on travel wrought by the global pandemic, the talented and dedicated photographers who take part in this annual photographic celebration have, once again, captured the nature of our region in all its glory.
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OPINION: Australia has failed greater gliders
Since greater gliders were listed as ‘vulnerable’ we’ve destroyed more of their habitat.
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Turns out venomous sea snakes that attack divers are just looking for love
Researchers in north Queensland say sea snakes may be mistaking human divers for mates rather than trying to attack them when they bite.
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A day in the life of a Fraser Island dingo
Scientists have attached cameras to dingoes on Fraser Island giving us rare insight into how they spend their day.
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Population of rare marsupial discovered after fire devastation
Scientists have found a population of the silver-headed antechinus in a Queensland forest, following Australia’s fires. The animal is a ‘suicidal reproducer.’
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Naked ambition: Australia slides in at number 5 on best skinny-dipping list
Australia is the world’s fifth-best country for skinny dipping.
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Five new species of trapdoor spiders: golden discovery for science
South-east Queensland is home to five newly discovered species of golden trapdoor spiders.