Wildlife
ANZANG 2014 Animal Behaviour shortlist
These images are short-listed for the 2014 ANZANG Nature Photographer of the year contest Animal Behaviour category.
Category: Wildlife
Wildlife
Gallery: Australia’s animal emblems
The gorgeous native animals are the emblems of our states and territories
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Australia’s animal emblems
We take a look at the special native Australian animals chosen to be the mascots of our states and territories.
Wildlife
Saving the Oenpelli python
How could selling an iridescent python, which some believe is the rainbow serpent of Aboriginal mythology, help protect it?
Wildlife
Gallery: Christmas Island red crab migration
Each year, up to about 120 million red crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) scuttle to the sea from the forest across Christmas Island in an effort to mate. It is a commute which overwhelms the island – the 135sq.km Australian-owned island, located in the Indian Ocean 2600km northwest of Perth, has just over 2000 human inhabitants.
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Best Australian wildlife apps of 2014
It’s easier than ever to become a wildlife expert, or help researchers study our animals and plants
Wildlife
Why spiders don’t stick to their webs
Flies get stuck fast, so there must be a reason why spiders are able to escape the sticky clutches of their webs.
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Bramble Cay melomys
Australia’s most remote mammal, the mosaic-tailed rat is fighting for survial
Wildlife
How animals sleep: secrets of slumber
Without the luxury of fluffy pillows and a warm bed, animals retreat to the land of Nod in some extraordinary ways.