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Video of platypus walking on land delights and confuses viewers

You might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a platypus in a stream or river, but how about seeing the animal walk across land? Chances are you're most likely to spot one on terra firma in Tasmania.

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5/29/20

'Daunting': Ambos enter lions' den to treat mauled keeper with big cats metres away

The ambulance officer who was first to the scene after a lion attack at a NSW zoo this morning said she found the badly wounded keeper unconscious in the enclosure.

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5/31/20

Researchers take to new heights to shed light on Australia's largest bird of prey

Researcher Dr James Pay says texts from wedge-tailed eagles now far outnumber the texts he gets from people, sent from trackers attached to fully grown chicks selected for a project aimed at cutting a rising death toll.

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6/5/20

Rare iguana species, the surprise star found in The Blue Lagoon, faces a new threat to its survival

A critically endangered Fijian iguana - first identified after a screening of the 1980 film The Blue Lagoon - may need to find a whole new island to live on.

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6/13/20

How heat and other hazards brought this bustling turtle rookery close to oblivion

Stunning footage of thousands of turtles congregating off Cape York Peninsula captured our attention this week, but this thriving rookery once resembled a turtle graveyard.

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6/14/20

What a blessing to get tem back!

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6/15/20

Hitchhiking echidna nicknamed 'Toasted' after 10km ride in engine cavity

A hitchhiking echidna is almost ready to be released back into the wild after surviving a 10-kilometre car ride on the vehicle's engine.

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6/18/20

Robot submarine uncovers deep-water secrets of Australia's biggest protected marine zone

A "fish army" of scientists on social media helps to identify rarely seen marine life - some of which may be new to science - as the submarine beams back pictures from the Coral Sea floor.

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6/19/20

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Stunningly intact giant squid washes ashore in South Africa | Live Science

A giant squid found on a South African beach measured more than 13 feet long.

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6/20/20

Humpback migration looking strong, veteran whale counter says

Leigh Mansfield spends eight to 10 hours a day counting whales as they head north during winter. He says it's a job he never tires of - and that this year's humpback migration is looking very healthy indeed.