Science & Environment
All in a species name: ode to the famous
Many famous people have been honoured with a species named after them.
Tag: species
Science & Environment
Albino animals: pale rarities in a coloured world
Ghostly whales, snowy wallabies and whitewashed peacocks – albinism’s rarity in the wild lends it mystique.
Creatura Blog
Spectacled hare-wallaby
These nocturnal marsupials have adapted life with little water
Science & Environment
Weirdest species names
Species names may sound formal, but look further and you’ll see the joke.
Science & Environment
Gallery: Weirdest species names
Scientists do have a sense of humour after all. While the Latin scientific names may seem formal, behind some of them are in-jokes and puns that will make you groan.
News
Volcanoes protected species through ice ages
Heat from volcanoes helped species survive through ice ages in Antarctica, a new study says.
Wildlife
Gallery: Competition for the world’s ugliest animal
The saggy-looking blobfish has won a competition designed to raise awareness for ugly endangered animals.
AG Blog
Why do popular animals get all the funding?
A new study aims to figure out why some species receive more donations than others.
Wildlife
The endangered animals of the Aussie Alps
Healesville Sanctuary’s innovative breeding program is giving hope to five unique alpine species.