Wildlife
What’s in a name?
From ’emu’ to ‘cockatoo’, fewer Aussie animal names have their origins in Aboriginal languages than most of us realise – but the trend is shifting.
Category: Wildlife
Wildlife
VIDEO: Levi the hand-reared Tassie devil
Eight-month-old Levi has been hand reared at Devil Ark in Barrington Tops, NSW.
Wildlife
Relax, shark numbers aren’t booming
Shark numbers aren’t on the rise, but more research will make us safer in the water.
Wildlife
Western Ground Parrot (Kyloring)
This elusive parrot is struggling for survival, as disastrous wildfires threaten its already limited habitat.
Wildlife
Top 10 ingenious Aussie animal adaptations
From square poo to body armour that sucks up water, Aussie animals have developed some nifty tools to help them survive the most arid country in the world. Here are 10 of our favourites.
Wildlife
The Aussie bush that hopped
The world was taken over by an Australian plant long before our eucalypts and wattles were grown abroad, says Tim Low.
Wildlife
Four unusual Aussie animals to spot in your garden this summer
You don’t have to travel far from home to go wildlife spotting – and now is the best time to do it.
Wildlife
Spotted tree frog
A deadly disease has spotted tree frog numbers on the decline, with populations occupying a total range of less than five square kilometres.
Wildlife
Back from the brink: Lord Howe Island stick insect
Once classified as extinct, the Lord Howe Island stick insect was rediscovered in 2001. While the wild population is still less than 40 – there have been significant successes in captive breeding. Click the image to scroll through the gallery, or swipe right to left if using a touchscreen device.
Wildlife
Australia’s deadly and mysterious taipan
It’s 1.5m, deadly and probably not that rare. How did the western desert taipan lay low for 200 years?