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Researchers develop surfboard fins to repel sharks after recent attacks
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (889+ words) Marc in het Panhuis is leading the team making shark-deterrent surfboard fins. (ABC Illawarra: Justin Huntsdale) Researchers from the University of Wollongong are working to fit shark-deterrent technology into surfboard fins following recent shark attacks." Shark attack survivor Brett Connellan…...
Bruce the kea rules the roost using his broken beak like a sword
16+ hour ago (1000+ words) Bruce the kea (Nestor notabilis) has risen to the top of the pecking order at Willowbank Nature Reserve by using a unique technique to assert his dominance. The parrot, which has been missing his upper beak since he was found…...
Disabled NZ parrot uses what's left of his beak to dominate rivals
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (130+ words) VIDEO: Disabled NZ parrot uses what's left of his beak to dominate rivals'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Disabled NZ parrot uses what's left of his beak to dominate rivals A kea parrot called Bruce missing his upper beak has achieved alpha…...
Shiny beer cans and a crowd save party-loving pet parrot
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (606+ words) Ivy was playing with an empty beer can at the party she dropped in on. (Supplied: Maree Ussher) Ivy the Alexandrine parrot chewed her way out of her aviary on Monday last week. She survived violent storms and predators before…...
Australia's rarest reptile found after being considered extinct
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (712+ words) With less than 20 kungaka recorded at the national park, the skink has been labelled Australia's rarest reptile. (Supplied: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service) A skink, considered the rarest reptile in Australia, has been formally recognised as its own distinct…...
Giant echidna fossil rewrites understanding of Victoria's prehistoric past
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (730+ words) Megalibgwilia owenii was an extinct giant echidna that lived during the Ice Age. (Supplied: Museums Victoria/Chris Edser) Researchers have used a fossil found in a Gippsland cave 119 years ago to show that giant echidnas lived in Victoria during the…...
Considering adopting chickens in the egg shortage? Read this first
1+ year, 1+ week ago (1092+ words) Cathy Maguire from Gympie says her chooks are friendly and affectionate. (Supplied) With egg shortages predicted to continue over the next few years, you might be considering backyard chickens. As well as providing us with eggs, chickens make great fertiliser…...
Need for Trees: Charity plants half-a-million trees to help save koalas
1+ week, 2+ day ago (146+ words) VIDEO: Need for Trees: Charity plants half-a-million trees to help save koalas'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Need for Trees: Charity plants half-a-million trees to help save koalas Koalas are listed as endangered in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital…...
'They attract sharks': Rotting whale carcass forces ocean swim to move
1+ week, 3+ day ago (833+ words) The whale carcass washed ashore north of Bicheno a month ago. (Supplied: Steve Masterman) A 40-tonne sperm whale carcass has been decomposing on a Tasmanian beach for the past month and the state's environment department says it is not feasible…...
Town keeps museum supplied with koalas for the freezer
1+ week, 3+ day ago (521+ words) Dr Heidi Kolkert with a preserved koala at the Armidale Natural History Museum. (Supplied) Motorists' instincts when they spot roadkill are usually to swerve to avoid running over the animal, to stop their car and move the carcass to the…...