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…lot of cats and foxes here. When you do a dissection of a cat’s stomach you see all the lizards, skinks and dragons, the whole lot, in a cat’s stomach,”…

International

Spice it up in Indonesia

…just in case. Locals here learn to live with the dragons, and they can often be found lazing in the shade around their dwellings. They are fast, can be feisty,…

Nature & Wildlife

Keeping native species as pets could save them from extinction. But it’s not that simple

…dragons. White (leucistic) sugar gliders occur naturally, but the colour has been selected for in captivity to attract human owners. Image credit: shutterstock Other states and territories list a few…

Land

Back from the dead: 10 Australian animals once thought extinct

…was thought to be extinct in Victoria. But in 2023 a small population of the dragons was found in grassland west of Melbourne. Destruction of native grassland for housing and…

New South Wales

The hinterland is your oyster

…eucalyptus. Local wildlife, including water dragons, frogs and goannas, are often oblivious to your presence. Mangrove Mountain: Farm-fresh goodness and community spirit Further inland, the rolling hills of Mangrove Mountain…

Science & Environment

Discovery of ‘chainmail’ bone plates in goannas could be key to their evolutionary success

…article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Related: Komodo dragons not only inhabited ancient Australia, but also mated with our sand monitors…

Biodiversity

Dugongs recovering well after flood crisis

…World, Sydney Aquarium and Taronga Western Plains Zoo to assess the health and reproductive status of wild dugongs in Moreton Bay. The team has been taking samples of the population,…

History & Culture

Great zoo escapes: confessions of a zookeeper

…that two freshwater crocodiles had been stolen overnight from the zoo aquarium. It made all the newspapers, television and radio broadcasts. A zoo spokesman claimed that they would probably be…

Science & Environment

Giant platypus had taste for meat

…developing understanding about these fascinating mammals.” The experts believe that, similarly to the modern platypus, the fossil species was an aquatic animal that inhabited pools and rivers in the rainforests…

Nature & Wildlife

Ancient crocs came in all shapes and sizes

…adds that a few of the terrestrial species even had teeth and jaw designs that may have enabled them to eat plants – again underlining that the specialised, semi-aquatic ambush…

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Spice it up in Indonesia

Keeping native species as pets could save them from extinction. But it’s not that simple

Back from the dead: 10 Australian animals once thought extinct

The hinterland is your oyster

Discovery of ‘chainmail’ bone plates in goannas could be key to their evolutionary success

Dugongs recovering well after flood crisis

Great zoo escapes: confessions of a zookeeper

Giant platypus had taste for meat

Ancient crocs came in all shapes and sizes