In the 19th century Macquarie Island, between Australia and Antarctica, was known for its abundant seal and king penguin population and this attracted sealers to set their base here and extract the prized ‘blubber’ the oil used for lamps.
Scientists have just discovered the world’s very first hybrid shark off the eastern coast of Australia– and it wasn’t created with science!
If you happen to have more than one child or know of someone that does, then you probably know that no two children do anything on the same timeline. So how is it that dozens of baby turtles all hatch within minutes of each other? By communicating, of course!
Since last Saturday rescuers at Tasmania’s northwest coast have been trying hard to save the lives of whales stuck on the beach. Unfortunately rough weather is making their task harder and the struggle to save 2 of the huge sperm whale continues even as 22 of these sea creatures died on the sandbanks.
The Little Penguins of Australia have a new guarding angel – An English Springer Spaniel named Eco which has been given the important task of looking after the penguins and also protecting them from predators like fox at the last remaining little penguin colony in NSW.
KERPLUNK! That is the most dreaded noise for a golfer to hear, as it means his ball has decided to take a dive into a golf course’s water hazard. However, a golf course in Australia has really put the ‘hazard’ in water hazard – their golf course has six man-eating bull sharks living in it.
The Tasmanian devil population was dropped by 60% since 1996. The culprit – Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease, which is thought to be spread due to biting while mating. And a new study shows that one of the proposed solutions to the problem – culling (removing the diseased animals from the population) – is ineffective.
Snappy the crocodile is surely going to be snapped a lot in the coming days, because rather than the usual green color sported by crocodiles, this reptile is bright orange!
After a long hundred year wait, scientists in Melbourne, Australia have succeeded in classifying a new species of Dolphin. But clouds of concern are already rising for the new species as biologists believe it might be endangered.
Anewly hatched glossy black cockatoo chick appears to smile for the camera at the Taronga Conservation Society in Australia.
Duck-billed Platypus, a unique creature from Australia is under threat from global warming and climate change. Experts predict that if the earth continues to get hotter, the animal could lose almost one third of its habitat in Australia, surviving only in the King and Kangaroo islands and in Tasmania.
If you are reading this and you happen to be a camel in Australia, you may want to seriously consider moving. That’s because the 1.2 million camels living in the wild in Australia might start having a bullseye on their backs – literally. Camels were introduced to Australia in the mid 1800s for transportation purposes, and once they were no longer needed they were set loose in the wild, which has led to a huge feral camel population in the country.
A recent study conducted by the WWF has revealed out that Australia’s only endemic dolphin, the Snubfin could become extinct in just three generations or about thirty years. The organization is now campaigning to list the species as threatened.
A new born lion cub is given a big face lick by her mother at Monarto Zoo in Australia. The as yet unnamed African Lion cub was born to mum Kiamba on May 3.
