Water bear’s secret super powers
THIS water bear is microscopic in size, but can survive anything. Now new research has revealed what makes them indestructible.
Animals
Pony gatecrashes race, outruns humans
A RUNAWAY shetland pony named Mildred left human competitors eating her dust after escaping her paddock and gatecrashing a 10km road race.
‘Radioactive’ boars invade towns
HUNDREDS of radioactive boars are being culled in tsunami-crippled Fukushima amid fears the toxic beasts will attack humans.
The reason why bees have smelly feet
SCIENTISTS have discovered that bumblebees have seriously smelly feet, which comes in very handy for the pollinators.
‘This has never happened before’
IN A brazen and unprecedented attack, a rare four-year-old endangered white rhino has been killed. All so poachers could steal his horn.
5kg of coins removed from sea turtle
FOR years, Bank the sea turtle swallowed coins tossed into her pool by people who thought it would bring them good luck.
Intruders kill, hack zoo rhino’s horns
INTRUDERS at a French zoo have shot dead a white rhino and then hacked off its horns in a shocking poaching incident.
Council: ‘Hero’ dog to be saved
UPDATE: THE pit bull cross which “saved” a boy whose mother allegedly tried to drown him has been spared.
The kinky secret of wolf spiders
SCIENTISTS have revealed why the unluckiest arachnids in the world have devised a kinky plan involving four-hour threesomes.
Two crocs stolen from Sydney zoo
TWO crocodiles, known as Snap and Crackle, have been abducted from a Sydney zoo.
Why are these turkeys doing?
FOOTAGE of a flock of turkeys repeatedly walking in perfect circles around a dead cat has sent the internet into a spin.
Giant python devours possum
NOTHING to see here folks, just a colossal python devouring an entire possum in a tree. Stay safe, Australia, stay safe.
Shark snatches pet dog from beach
A HORRIFIED pet owner discovered it’s not just human flesh sharks have a taste for, after their pet pooch was pinched last weekend.
Cutest quokka photo you’ll ever see
WHETHER you adore animals or not, this photo of an overly excited, leaping quokka is bound to make you smile. This has made our day.
Surfer’s lucky save from shark
VIDEO: Dramatic footage has emerged of a great white chasing a surfer off Ballina before a last minute save.
Giant penguins roamed with dinosaurs
BEFORE an asteroid wiped out non-avian dinosaurs some 65.5 million years ago, supersized penguins breathed the same air as Triceratops.
Queensland teen wrangles massive snake
MOVE over Irwin family, there’s a new wildlife warrior in town. Oli Wardrope wrangled a snake from under a ute before school.
Mysterious blob-like ‘monster’ washes up
THE Incident follows a number of bizarre sightings of deep-sea creatures after a killer 6.7 earthquake struck the islands.
Woolly mammoth to become de-extinct
HARVARD scientists claim they are now within two years of creating a hybrid embryo that will have all the characteristics of the shaggy prehistoric beasts.
Redback spider attacks brown snake
TWO of the grossest, deadliest animals on the planet went head-to-head as a redback spider attacked a brown snake. A camera captured the whole thing.
The drones that could save 1.4 billion jobs
MORE than 1.4 billion jobs rely on this threatened part of our ecosystem. Could these tiny drones save us from ruin?
Red-bellied black fights brown snake
VIDEO footage has surfaced of Red-bellied black snake fights brown snake on a dirt road in South Australia.
New pod of whales stranded in NZ
A NEW pod of 240 whales have swum aground on a remote New Zealand beach, bringing the total stranding above 550 in the past two days.
Hot dogs: Outrage as pets roast
A LOCAL market has been slammed for allegedly letting puppies and kittens roast through Sydney’s heatwave.
Angry elephant takes aim at tourist
THIS is the moment a tourist is sent flying through the air when the elephant she was trying to clean didn’t take to kindly to her.
New ‘strip-teasing’ gecko discovered
A NEWLY-discovered gecko found in Madagascar uses a weird – but ingenious – tactic to evade its predators. Prepare to be either amazed, or repulsed.
Gene therapy could cure deafness
WITH more than 100 genes already known to cause deafness in humans, a new technology could provide the cure.
Last thing you see in a croc attack
THIS is what it looks like when you’re about to be devoured by a 5m saltie called Goliath, one of Dreamworld’s amazing creatures. SEE VIDEO
Zebra attacks and drags zookeeper
A TERRIFYING video has emerged showing the moment a zookeeper was attacked by a zebra, as tourists watched on in horror. WARNING: Graphic
Thousands stung as jellyfish invade beach
IN JUST two months, almost 23,000 people in this tourist hot spot have been stung by jellyfish. Now, you can’t even escape them by getting out of the water.
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