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Animals

We wouldn’t get this close to wildlife in Australia.

The basic Aussie survival skill we forget as soon as we go overseas

As a nation, there’s nothing we love more than terrifying foreigners with stories of our own deadly creatures.

  • Justine Costigan
Hopes are now high that IVF may help save the species.

Seeing the world’s loneliest animal moved me to tears. Now there’s hope

The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. But a laboratory in Germany may now have the means to save them.

  • Sue Williams
The black leopard of Laikipia.

The ‘rarest cat in the world’ is surprisingly social

A rare black leopard is reviving ancient mythology in the Kenyan wilderness.

  • Catherine Marshall
The bee looks innocuous - but it can be deadly.

Snakes? Spiders? Jellyfish? Nope. Australia's most dangerous animal is the bee

An analysis of more than a decade of Australian bites and stings has found that the bee poses the biggest public health threat.

  • Daniella Miletic
Monkey performances are among the cruellest wildlife attractions, a report says.

TripAdvisor under pressure to stop promoting 'cruel' wildlife tourist attractions

An international animal welfare organisation has launched a campaign calling on TripAdvisor to stop promoting and selling tickets to wildlife tourist attractions that it says are cruel to animals.

  • Jewel Topsfield

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/traveller/topic/animals-5uc