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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.
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Traffic noise killing off frogs
The din from urban traffic is drowning out the mating calls of some Australian frogs.
Wildlife
Mysteries of the Australian pelican
Tracking the Australian pelican from the coast to the country’s centre.
Wildlife
A whale’s varied vocabulary
Wop, thwop… Australian researchers have found that whale ‘conversations’ are surprisingly varied.