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A Cassowaries walks up to tourists at a beach in Queensland, Australia, undated. Uruguayan Meania Fuentes posted the videos of the encounter on TikTok, where the comments let her know that that is a very aggressive and dangerous spicies. (@melaniafuentes/CEN )

Tourists Encourage World’s Deadliest Bird To Join Picnic

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:January 4, 2023

Tourists on an Australian beach unwittingly risk their lives when they encourage the world's most lethal bird to join their picnic. Holidaymaker Melania Fuentes - from Uraguay - even filmed…

Royal Australian Air Force aircraft KF-16U providing valuable air-to-air refueling support during a military exercise Vigilant Storm 23 in South Korea, undated. Exercise Vigilant Storm 23 is intended to strengthen combined air operations and it was held by the United States and South Korea as part of several routine exercises. (Defence Australia/Newsflash)

Royal Australian Aircraft Joins South Korean Fighter Jets For Air-To-Air Refueling

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:December 7, 2022

This footage shows a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft providing valuable air-to-air refuelling support in South Korea during a military exercise. https://youtube.com/shorts/wVucIKKj2WQ Defence Australia/Newsflash The images were obtained by Newsflash…

Whales take a break with their calves, on their long swim toward the Antarctic, in Dunsborough, Australia, in October 2022. David Alphonso used a Mavic 2 to record the whales. (@fonzyfotos/Newsflash)

Heartwarming Footage Of Endangered Blue Whale Mums With Their Calves

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:December 1, 2022

A group of whale mums play with their calves in the warm seas off the coast of Australia. Captured by a British man now living in western Australia, the drone…

Picture shows several Glaucus atlanticus, better known as Blue dragons, in Queensland, Australia, undated. Blue Dragon is a type of mollusk, or sea slug, a shell-less gastropod mollusk. (@julianobayd/Newsflash)

Handling One Of The Ocean’s Deadliest Predators

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:October 29, 2022

A marine wildlife expert pushed his luck when he decided to pick up one of the deadliest ever sea creatures - known as blue death - with his bare hands.…

Australia-native possum shyly stares into the camera lens looking adorable while snacking on some food at Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary, South Australia, in undated footage. The possum is of the species commonly known as Common Ringtail Possum and is called Harley. (Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary/Newsflash)

Big Brown Possum Eyes Just Hypnotic Say Zoo Staff

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:October 24, 2022

Tiny fuzzy Australia-native possum shyly stares into the camera lens looking too adorable to handle while snacking on some food at an Australian zoo. https://youtube.com/shorts/ZCpoL8hWNuk Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary/Newsflash The little…

Blue dragon eats blue bottle in Gold Coast, Australia in undated footage. The blue dragon was caught by Julian Obayd, 21. (@julianobayd/Newsflash)

Conservationist’s Study Of Venomous Blue Sea Dragons

Post author:Arian Movileanu
Post published:August 9, 2022

A marine conservationist has revealed the secrets of one of the ocean's most beautiful but dangerous creatures. The mysterious blue sea dragons use venom taken from Portugese man o' war…

Sirex noctilio, also known as the Sirex woodwasp. (Flora Krivak-Tetley/Newsflash)

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

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:July 11, 2022

A superwasp able to produce 1,000 offspring is threatening vast forests in North America's, a new study has revealed. The Sirex woodwasp lays its eggs on pine trees in a…

Veterinarian's health checking the bears in Vet Hospital at Perth Zoo, Australia. (Perth Zoo/Newsflash)

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

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:July 5, 2022

This heartwarming footage shows how two rare bears that were poached as cubs by animal traffickers were given a thorough health checkup. The images show one of the bears being…

The Black Rat (Rattus rattus) which is one of the most common of the world’s 56 Rattus species, and is also known as the house, roof or ship rat. It is found throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. (division, CSIRO/Newsflash)

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

Post author:Martin Barillas
Post published:May 17, 2022

The Black Death was only possible because human civilisation had become advanced enough to allow rats to survive and flourish, according to the first study of the ancient genes of…

Trevor Barry at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii. (Trevor Barry/Newsflash)

Champagne Supernovas

Post author:Martin Barillas
Post published:May 10, 2022

A pair of amateur astronomer teams have become a star attraction after winning a special prize for their discoveries on exploding suns and storms on Saturn. Australia's Astronomical Society -…