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Best Australian Photography 2010
Photographers around the nation have been given the highest accolade for their amazing images.
Tag: Wildlife
Destinations
Skeleton Coast: Namibia’s strange desert dwellers
The desert species of Namibia have developed unique means to inhabit one of the planet’s hottest and driest environments.
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Fewer species on Earth than thought
Scientists have greatly revised their estimate of the number of spiders, insects and other arthropod species, according to a new study.
Wildlife
Reader photography: Birdlife
Our readers reached great heights to bring you this stunning collection of fine feathered photography.
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Saving kangaroos with dingo urine
Experts say that synthetic dingo urine could be used an effective repellent to prevent kangaroos being shot by farmers.
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Sydney’s bats get the boot
Flying foxes are to get a noisy eviction from the city’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
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Mass extinction of lizards by 2080
Rising temperatures could drive one fifth of the world’s lizard species extinct within 70 years.
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World’s only migratory parrots in peril
Two Australian parrots migrate annually over Bass Strait — a voyage that threatens their survival.
Wildlife
Why do we have two legs?
An Australian Museum expert explains why the number of legs varies between different animals.
Destinations
Purnululu: A fragile icon
Like a buried treasure chest, WA’s Purnululu kept its secrets well hidden until very recently.