Rare whale and calf sighting prompts boatie warning
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is urging boaties to take extra care while a southern right whale and…
Dead juvenile whale washed up on Victor Harbor beach to be tested for bird flu
South Australian authorities are investigating whether a dead juvenile whale that washed up on a beach near Victor…
A narwhal can grow a single 10-feet tooth through its upper lip; scientists used 3D X-rays and 3 particle accelerators to discover how nature’s only straight tusk stays straight
An international team of biologists, chemists and physicists has used sophisticated 3D X-ray technology to investigate the tooth…
In 1864, Tasmania introduced brown trout from England for sport; 162 years later, conservationists are creating trout-free havens for a native fish with only about 6,000 left
Tasmania introduced brown trout from England for sport More than 160 years after Tasmania introduced British brown trout…
Victoria’s koalas in chronically poor health and population is half what was previously estimated | Victoria
The Victorian government sat on a report for more than 12 months that found the state’s koala population…
Underwater sensors caught a rare event off Cornwall: one porpoise became trapped in a net while two animals exchanged possible distress calls
Bycatch, the accidental capture of animals in fishing gear is considered the world’s greatest direct human-caused threat to…
Watch 6 Bear Cubs Race Up a Tree at Incredible Speed
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Can any animal kill a blue whale? At 33 metres long and heavier than a Boeing 737, it is the largest creature ever to have lived but is it vulnerable?
In the ocean, different animals have their own unique self-defence strategies to help them survive predators. Some, like crustaceans have…
Guide Spots Remarkable Three-Legged Elephant Roaming With Herd
A remarkable three-legged elephant is filmed moving freely alongside the rest of her herd at a private game…
New Owl Species Discovered in Peru
A horned owl living in a narrow strip of high-Andean grassland in northern Peru is a species new…
In 1807, sailors left pigs on a remote island as emergency food; 192 years later, rescuers found small, athletic animals valuable to medical research | World News
Auckland Island pigs at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve – Christchurch, New Zealand. Credits – Wikimedia Commons The Auckland Islands…
Nepal’s farmers built terraces into steep Himalayan slopes; now growing macaque populations are making it harder to keep their harvests |
Nepal’s mid-hills are places where farming has long meant working with the landscape rather than against it. Terraces…