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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
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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.
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Southern bent-wing bat
This little microbat’s population has declined by two-thirds since the 1990s
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Southern corroboree frog
The southern corroboree frog is one of Australia’s most endangered species
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Plight of the corroboree frog
The colourful southern corroboree frog is one of Australia’s most endangered species.
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Humpback whales: behind the scenes
Get up close and personal with some of the ocean’s amazing animals
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Gallery: Tolga Bat Hospital
The Tolga Bat Hospital has grown in a sprawling fashion from what was once simply Jenny Maclean’s brick home. In the mid-1980s, a localised problem of bats coming into contact with native paralysis ticks was noticed on the Atherton Tablelands, 50km south-west of Cairns. Jenny’s team of volunteers deals with about 1200 affected flying-foxes each year. Read the full story in Australian Geographic magazine #120.
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Dingo declared a separate species
The dingo has been given its own species status, recognising that it is not descended from dogs or wolves.