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Conservationist’s Study Of Venomous Blue Sea Dragons

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Arian Movileanu Australia, Beautiful, Biology, Blue Sea Dragon, Conservationist, Creatures, dangerous, Exotic, Hunter, Jellyfish, Killers, Man O' War, Marine, Mysterious, Ocean, Portugese, Prey, Secrets, Student, Study, Venomous

A marine conservationist has revealed the secrets of one of the ocean’s most beautiful but dangerous creatures. The mysterious blue

Europe General News Science

Alien Invader Wasp Threatens North America’s Forests With Females Capable Of Producing 1,000 Offspring

July 11, 2022July 10, 2022 Joseph Golder Alien, Asia, Australia, Capable, Climate, Deadly, Europe, females, forests, Fungus, Host, Invader, Lays, Mucus, Native, New Zealand, north Africa, North America, Offspring, Pine Trees, Producing, Revealed, Sirex, South America, Species, Study, Superwasp, Threatens, Wasp, Wiped Out, Woodwasp

A superwasp able to produce 1,000 offspring is threatening vast forests in North America’s, a new study has revealed. The

Animals Australasia General News

Rare Sun Bears That Were Rescued From Animal Traffickers Who Poached Them As Cubs Get Health Checkup

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Joseph Golder Anaesthetised, Animal, Australia, Checkup, Conscious, Cubs, Examination, Health, Illegal, Images, Medical, Organisation, Perth Zoo, Poached, Protection, Rescued, Sun Bears, Trade, Traffickers, Vet, Victims, Video, Wildlife

This heartwarming footage shows how two rare bears that were poached as cubs by animal traffickers were given a thorough

Europe General News History

Black Death Only Spread Because Man Was Too Close To Rats, Says Oxford Study

May 17, 2022May 22, 2022 Martin Barillas Advanced, Africa, Ancient, Asia, Australia, Bacterium, Black Death, Black Rat, Civilisation, Close, Europe, Flourish, Genes, History, House, Human, Man, Oxford, Pandemic, Pestis, Rats, Roof, Ship, Species, Spread, Study, Survive, World

The Black Death was only possible because human civilisation had become advanced enough to allow rats to survive and flourish,

Australasia General News Science

Champagne Supernovas

May 10, 2022June 4, 2022 Martin Barillas Amateur, Astronomer, Attraction, Australia, Champagne, Discoveries, Exploding, History, Medal, Members, Observatory, Prize, Projects, Saturn, Society, Special, Star, Storms, Suns, Supernova, Teams, Telescopes, winning

A pair of amateur astronomer teams have become a star attraction after winning a special prize for their discoveries on

Animals Australasia General News

PLAYING POSSUM: Oh Buoy Won’t Somebody Save Me?

April 6, 2022April 5, 2022 Lee Bullen Astounded, Aussie, Australia, Authorities, Bush, Busy, Clinging, Cute, forests, Harbour, Home, Hugging, Images, Landlubber, Marsupial, Mooring Buoy, Normally, Playing, Possum, Rescued, Scuba Diver, Sea, Strictly, Tasman Sea, Terrified, Victoria

An astounded scuba diver has told how he rescued a terrified possum clinging to a mooring buoy in a busy

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Randy Bird Performs Elaborate Mating Dance For Unimpressed Female That Promptly Flies Away

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Lee Bullen Australia, Bird, Dance, Elaborate, Female, Flies Away, Followers, Footage, Instagram, Match, Mating, Page, Performs, Photography, Practising, Promptly, Randy, Recorded, Rejected, Residents, Search, Season, Shared, Travel, Unimpressed, Victoria Riflebird, Video, Wildlife

This is the moment a randy bird performs an elaborate mating dance for an unimpressed female that promptly flies off

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Girl, 1, Youngest Australian To Die With COVID After Passing Away Suddenly In Sleep

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Lee Bullen Adelaide, Australia, Become, Bed, Cause, Contracted, Coronavirus, COVID, Currently, Dakota Nenke, Death, Die, Exact, Girl, Hailed, Infected, Night, Passing, Positive, Siblings, Sleep, Suddenly, Tested, Toddler, Tot, Twin Sister, Unknown, Virus, Youngest

A 13-month-old tot has become the youngest Australian to die with COVID-19 after passing away suddenly in her sleep. The

Animals Australasia General News

Moment Cute Endangered Turtle Hatchlings Swim Out To Sea At Low Tide For The First Time In Australia

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Joseph Golder Australia, Cute, Eggs, Emerged, Endangered, First Time, Footage, Government, Green Turtles, Hatchlings, Helping Hand, Moment, Online, Queensland, Raine Island, Sea, Season, Shared, Swim Out, Tide, Turtle, Water Edge

This is the moment cute, endangered turtle hatchlings swim out to sea at low tide for the first time in

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Massive Spider Capable Of Biting Through Human Fingernail Becomes Venom Donor In Australia

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 James King Anonymous, Antidote, Australia, Becomes, Bites, Biting, Capable, Collected, Container, Create, Donor, Extract, Fingernail, Funnel-Web, Human, Labels, Largest, Massive, Milked, Park, Plastic, Reptile, Spider, Staff, Sydney, Through, Tupperware, Venom

The largest funnel-web spider ever seen by staff at the Australian Reptile Park has been handed in by an anonymous

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