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The maleo isn’t winning any parent of the year awards
There are plenty of lovely examples in nature of animals being good mums and dads. The maleo isn’t one…
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Wildlife
Meet the fish with hands
They walk on their fins, and when they’re in a hurry they trot. Welcome to the strange world of handfishes.
Wildlife
The unstoppable fish
They’re aggressive, have been seen crossing paddocks, found in remote puddles and can handle water saltier than the sea.
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First look at the moustached kingfisher
The rare moustached kingfisher has been photographed for the first time amid a controversial expedition.
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Blue-spotted tree monitor’s mysterious colour
This PNG lizard boasts a colour that’s highly unusual in nature.
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Apostlebirds keep it all in the family
These social birds are so reliant on the family they’ll even kidnap babies to boost numbers
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The kōkako, endangered and terrible at flying
The iconic but ungainly kōkako is easy pickings for rats, cats and stoats
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The Sunda flying lemur not what it seems
The Sunda flying lemur is not a lemur at all, nor can it fly. But it is one of the best gliding colugo in the world
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The neon cuckoo bee is a shiny parasite
This metallic blue bee may look pretty, but she’s crafty at moving in on other bees’ nests
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The sparkly enigma moth a unique species
This recently discovered moth has been labelled by scientist as one of the most exciting entomological finds 40 years