Wildlife
The cutest things that have happened in Australia this year so far
It’s only May, but it seems every other week 2016 has delivered photos, stories and videos that are off-the-charts cute. Here’s a snapshot of the year so far.
Category: Wildlife
Wildlife
Australia’s curious crabs
Ever heard of the crab that climbs trees? Or the 4kg crab that’s also the world’s largest land invertebrate? Or our 14kg deep-sea giant? Crabs are cooler than you thought.
Wildlife
The lab rat with feathers
Otherwise known as Australia’s zebra finch. Only the great tit of Eurasia is more studied.
Wildlife
When possums go bump in the night
Grunting, growling, hissing, screeching: if your home is making these noises, you probably have possums.
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VIDEO: The mystery of brush turkey sexual aggression
An interview with expert David Wells about the tenacious brush turkey, which is making a comeback in suburbs up and down Australia’s east coast.
Wildlife
Why do wombats do cubic poos?
Poos come in many different shapes and sizes, but the wombat is unique for its cube-shaped excrement.
Wildlife
Numbat force
A group of numbat lovers has come to the rare marsupial’s rescue in a pocket of south-western WA.
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VIDEO: Baby numbats
Our latest AG Reader Video comes from Robert McLean in south-western WA, who captured this footage of endangered baby numbats in their burrow.
Wildlife
Time is running out for these seven frog species
Chytrid fungus has already wiped out six species of Australian frogs since the disease arrived in the 1970s. Without urgent action, seven more are facing extinction.
Wildlife
The possum that hugs
Long bear-hugs, rotating sentinels and mothers forming bridges are just some of the unique behaviours of Australia’s elusive rock ringtail possum.