animals Archives

Australia’s top 10 most popular dogs

Why do Aussies love the dogs they do? From retrievers to border collies, we look at the nation’s most popular breeds.

The birth of four tiger quoll joeys is good news for a species in decline.

A crab peeking out of its shell on Sandpiper Beach, Tasmania, is this week’s reader photo.

New reserach is shedding light on a historic hunting alliance between orcas and whalers.

Australia is home to some unique critters, but it also has one of the highest extinction rates in the world.

An ethically challenging conservation technique may help save an endangered species.

The Western Australian government has announced a plan to cull great white sharks near popular beaches.

Forty Tasmanian devil babies born this year have boosted the insurance population of the Devil Ark program.

We unearth the crawling, swimming and creeping creatures that sting for predation and self-defence.

An Australian illustrator has fused science and art to help save an endangered species – the Asian elephant.