News Wobbegongs have more complex social lives than we thought …used a collaborative method of data collection, known as the Integrated Marine Observing System network, to track the movements and associations of individual sharks in Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve…
History & Culture Australia's first lady of the surf …to a house built by her master-builder dad, William, near Freshwater Beach, just over the headland from Manly. It suited Letham’s appetite for outdoor and aquatic pursuits, and by her…
News Tough environment no barrier to platypus …aquatic habitats, from pristine areas such as national parks, to farm dams and even suburban locales. The quality of the habitat is important to the survival of the species. While…
Travel with us 2017 Kimberley expedition …knowledge and adventurous spirit. From the moment you step aboard Coral Expeditions I, the excitement will be palpable. Engines will thrum as you depart for the aquamarine waters of the…
News Tasman Sea a “hotspot” for ocean warming …forests provide food and shelter to a huge variety of marine species, their destruction can have severe knock-on effects.” Warming waters have implications for aquaculture, too. “If you want to…
News 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…
News 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…
News 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…
News Bizarre new species stops Pilliga mining …aquatic creatures that live in groundwater or other water-logged, subterranean environments such as caves. The group is made up of a range different species, such as crustaceans, fishes, snails and…