News
Scientists pose as cleaner fish to perform whale shark ultrasounds
Marine scientists have used underwater ultrasounds to monitor the health of whale shark populations at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.
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News
World’s best night parrot specimen leads to first genome sequence of the elusive species
The best specimen ever recovered of the extremely rare night parrot is now on public display at Western Australian Museum – and it’s already led to a scientific breakthrough that can help save the species.
Creatura Blog
Australia’s greater glider, the clumsy possum
Part of the ringtail possum family, this greater glider lacks the typical prehensile tail
Wildlife
Gallery: Christmas Island red crab migration
Each year, up to about 120 million red crabs (Gecarcoidea natalis) scuttle to the sea from the forest across Christmas Island in an effort to mate. It is a commute which overwhelms the island – the 135sq.km Australian-owned island, located in the Indian Ocean 2600km northwest of Perth, has just over 2000 human inhabitants.
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Thorny devil looking for lunch
Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) on the hunt for some grub!