Shovels for feet and blotting paper skin: the ‘little fat froggy’ facing a fight for survival | Amphibians
The desert rain frog is one of the most unusual amphibians on the planet. With a rotund body…
Six helicopters will drop 550 tons of poison on this island: Why a project is spending $10 million on this exercise |
Mice are some of the most invasive animals on the planet. Quick to enter and escape they have…
“It can reach speeds of an impressive 72 kmph…” 6 fastest, speediest wild dogs on the planet
Members of the family Canidae, commonly called dogs, are found on all continents except Antarctica – known for…
Giant kangaroos survived until 6,500 years ago on the New Guinea coast
Roughly 50,000 years ago, a kangaroo unlike any alive today lived in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea.…
Chernobyl’s Wildlife Cameras Reveal How War Affects Wild Animals
The radioactive region around Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history, has become…
This huge hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the fastest spider on the planet | Australia news
If arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the horrific ability of Australia’s huntsman spiders to drag dead mice…
An Adorable Puppy-Eyed Seal Is the Star of These Award-Winning Photos
This seal is very cute. So adorable, in fact, that public voters couldn’t help but award it the…
Scientists have filmed a rare 125-million-year-old goblin shark alive in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time, revealing a new depth record and a wider Pacific range
Goblin shark near Tonga Trench (2024). Credit: Minderoo-University of Western Australia Deep-Sea Research Center and Inkfish For the…
Tiny snails have a rain-powered trick that hides them from birds
While octopuses and cuttlefish are famous for changing their appearance, a pair of tiny tree snails has been…
Neil the one-tonne elephant seal causing traffic jams in rural Tasmania has returned to sea – for now | Tasmania
A one-tonne southern elephant seal named Neil, whose beachside antics have attracted millions of views on social media,…
Scavenger animals are the missing link in Australia’s bird flu response. Three experts explain
Australia is racing to contain the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is now believed to…
Neil the seal is more than a viral animal. He’s become a global folk hero
I am one of Hobart’s many residents who travelled to a nearby beach to witness Neil the seal…