Nature & Wildlife Australia, land of pythons CELEBRATED AS THE land of parrots, Australia is more obviously a paradise for pythons, with a far larger share of the global total. South America outdoes Australia for parrots, but…
Nature & Wildlife Major Mitchell's cockatoos in terminal decline in Victoria …Gould once described as “the most beautiful parrot in the world”. Although widely distributed across arid and semi-arid inland areas of Australia, the species is in serious decline in Victoria,…
Nature & Wildlife The 6 seals and sea lions that (sometimes) call Australia home …breed on land; mostly in large, noisy colonies. The Australian sea lion and Australian and New Zealand fur seals are the only species that breed on and around Australia’s main-land…
Nature & Wildlife What happens when native species extend their ranges …in Australia are thriving from the changes people have made. READ MORE: Feral animals are running amok on Australia’s islands The truth about white-tail spiders Australia’s 10 most dangerous spiders…
News A bite on the bum and a kick in the face: How female southern hairy-nosed wombats flirt …or kicking them in the face” lead author of the study Alyce Swinbourne told Australian Geographic. According to Alyce, collecting the data was no easy feat. “I had to train…
Nature & Wildlife Why you shouldn't kill the spider in your home …out their lives and make more spiders. These arachnids are usually secretive, and almost all you meet are neither aggressive nor dangerous. And they may be providing services like eating…
Nature & Wildlife Australia’s giant burrowing cockroaches actually hiss …McLean/Bush Heritage) A common pet That these cockroaches are easy to care for and relatively calm, makes them a common pet. “I honestly think they’re one of the most approachable…
Nature & Wildlife Wildlife CSI …a combination of two complementary techniques – stable isotope analysis and X-ray nuclear fluorescence. These identify permanent chemical signatures stored in keratin – a structural protein in human hair and…
Blogs Why so blue? Unravelling colour-change in the chameleon grasshopper …each other’s colours, because they’re not afraid of some good, old-fashioned competition. Male-on-male aggression is extremely unusual in grasshoppers – if not entirely unique – and one of Dr Umbers’…
Nature & Wildlife Why is a bluetongue lizard's tongue blue? …threatening. Bluetongue skinks of a number of species are medium-sized, ground-dwelling lizards that are commonly found across Australia and New Guinea. They have become popular pets in Australia and around…
