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National icon, the platypus, declared a threatened species in Victoria
…waterways to inform future management solutions to reverse the decline of populations throughout the State. The comprehensive citizen science-based project called ‘The great Victorian platypus search’ will collect vital population…
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Aussie fairy-wrens learn while still inside their eggs
Research has found that female fairy-wrens sing distinctive lullabies to communicate with, and teach, their unborn chicks. The discovery of the remarkable vocalisation and embryonic learning abilities of fairy-wrens comes after more than a decade…
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Antarctic-based Aussies take icy plunge to mark winter solstice
Antarctic-based Australian expeditioners have taken a sub-zero polar plunge to mark the winter solstice, keeping the icy tradition alive. Each year, expeditioners at Australia’s three research stations in Antarctica and on sub-Antarctic…
