Our kangaroos ‘couldn’t always hop’
US scientists claim the giant kangaroos that roamed Australia until 40,000 years ago walked on two legs and didn’t hop – but Australian experts disagree.
Animals
What is this ‘alien’ sea creature?
THE mystery surrounding an ‘alien’ sea creature found by an angler has been solved — but what is this freakish thing?
What is this ‘Crabzilla’ spotted off the coast?
A GIANT crab has been spotted off the UK coast. Measuring an alleged 15-metres wide, it’s being dubbed ‘Crabzilla’.
Humpback whale takes power nap
THIS is the rare and fascinating sight of a sleeping humpback whale suspended upside down near the surface of the ocean.
Hawk vs drone in sky-high battle
IF THERE was ever any doubt who ruled the skies, this hawk has put that to rest with a kamikaze attack on a drone.
Shark comes in for extreme close-up
DEPENDING on your perspective, this photo of a great white shark is either one of the most powerful nature photos ever taken – or simply the stuff of nightmares.
Shark comes in for extreme close-up
DEPENDING on your perspective, this photo of a great white shark is either one of the most powerful nature photos ever taken – or simply the stuff of nightmares.
‘Good eating — you’d need lots of chips’
TWO world records smashed in one day as a pair of old fishing buddies couldn’t believe what they both pulled up from the water just minutes apart – huge albino catfish.
Strangers snapped doing excellent things
WITH so much violence and hatred in the news, sometimes we need to see something positive. These everyday heroes prove the world isn’t all bad.
Is this the world’s worst boyfriend?
A PRANKSTER has played perhaps the worst joke possible on his cat-loving girlfriend. Would you forgive your partner for this?
Kangaroos box in Aussie street
WELL this might be the most blatantly Aussie street brawl you’ll ever see. Two boxing roos go head-to-head on a suburban street beside a parked ute.
How to prep a pooch for a new baby
DECIDING what to do with the dog might not be high on a new mum’s to-do list, but experts say pets should be part of a birthing plan.
Zoo shows how not to breed hyenas
A JAPANESE zoo spent two years trying to get a pair of “confrontational” hyenas to mate — before discovering they were both males.
World’s wildlife in dangerous decline
RESEARCH has found Earth’s wildlife population has declined by 52 per cent over the past 40 years. It’s only going to get worse from here.
Bull escapes death, becomes football star
HIS name is Herbie and he has plenty of reasons to be kicking his hoofs in joy — and not just because he can bend it like Beckham.
See that beach? That isn’t sand
WELL this is something you don’t see everyday. More than 35,000 walruses have been spotted chilling on a beach in Alaska, but what are they really up to?
Rogue tiger kills in zoo cage fight
A ROGUE tiger caused havoc at a Canadian zoo as it slipped out of its cage to pick a deadly fight with another tiger while terrified school students looked on.
Deadly animals lurking in a town near you
SPRINGTIME may seem all blue skies and sunshine, but the warmer weather means Australia’s most dangerous animals are coming to a town near you.
This little piggy thinks he’s a dog
THAT’LL do Crackle, that’ll do. Crackle the pig-dog has spent the last two months hanging out with his best mate Tyson, a 10-year-old blue heeler.
Wang Wang, you had one job
THIS randy panda at Adelaide Zoo had one job. Alas, he has failed. It’s going to be a long 364 days till next time for Wang Wang.
Dog-gone! Fancy a doggy-paddle?
STOP everything you are doing and feast your eyes upon these unfathomably cute photos of puppies swimming underwater.
‘It was partly alive, hanging onto a fish’
A FISHING crew hauled up a creature the size of a mini bus with tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates from deep beneath the ocean surface.
Hamster and pineapple pizza
A LOCAL Pizza Hut restaurant has shocked customers by offering a free small animal from a local pet shop as part of a wildly inappropriate meal deal.
Biggest, scariest dinosaur ever discovered
PICTURE the movie creatures from Jurassic Park crossed with Jaws. Add a croc snout and a duck’s feet. The result: the only known water-living dinosaur.
This woman is a record breaker
YOU’LL never guess what this Australian woman is famous for, as she joins a bunch of talented people who have qualified for the 2015 Guinness World Records Book.
World’s weirdest looking chicken
THIS rare chicken from Indonesia is completely black — from its beak, feathers and comb to its skin, bones and even organs.
Massive shrimp stumps scientists
A FLORIDA fisherman got an unpleasant surprise when he reeled in his line to find he’d lured a monster from the deep.
Attenborough sets sights on the yeti
THE search for the elusive yeti has just received a big boost from beloved nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. He says he’d like to track down the Abominable Snowman.
Great white gobbles $12,000 GoPro
THIS is the moment a great white shark ate a $12,000 GoPro camera rig, ripping it away from an Emmy award-winning wildlife cameraman with its powerful jaws.
Meet ‘Michelin Man’, the baby pygmy hippo
MEET Olivia, the rare one-month-old pygmy hippo who’s been nicknamed “Michelin Man” because of her adorable rolls of fat.
Dinosaur size of seven elephants
RESEARCHERS studying the bones of a dinosaur bigger than seven bull elephants have given it an equally colossal name: Dreadnoughtus.
Raju the crying elephant in danger again
HIS story broke hearts worldwide, but it appears Raju the crying elephant’s ordeal may not be over yet.
‘Anybody afraid of spiders?’
A FEARLESS woman has taken to the internet to show off her special skill: holding spiders in her mouth.
Horror photos they don’t want you to see
THE gruesome reality of the WA’s controversial bait-and-kill shark measures has been revealed as “cruel, barbaric and inhumane”.
The beauty of nature in extreme close-up
THESE extraordinary images reveal what common insects really look like in extreme close-up, and they’re surprisingly un-creepy.
Bizarre blue lobster found in ocean
A TEENAGER has caught an incredibly rare blue lobster, and will donate the one-in-2 million crustacean to an aquarium.
Why this beach glowed blue last night
MANLY’S waves glowed an eerie electric blue last night thanks to bioluminescence in a curious creature called a dinoflagellate. What’s it all mean?
Headless seals found on SA beach
THE gruesome discovery of two headless seals on a South Australian beach has prompted an investigation.
Chef killed by severed snake head
A SNAKE came back from the dead to deliver a deadly bite to a chef, twenty minutes after he had chopped its head off.
How can anyone reject this face?
THIS gorgeous baby Western lowland gorilla is being hand-reared by vets at Oklahoma City Zoo after her mother abandoned her.
Mystery behind billions of jellyfish
BILLIONS of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on numerous beaches on the West Coast of America, baffling scientists and locals alike.
Circus camel bites baby’s head
A NEWBORN has multiple fractures after a camel clamped its mouth over his head at a circus.
More space for whales at SeaWorld
STUNG by criticism of its treatment of killer whales, SeaWorld says it will build larger environments at its theme parks.
Dolphins ‘squeal with happiness’
DOLPHINS and whales literally squeal with pleasure, according to scientists who claim to have shown that the sound expresses cries of delight.
Last polar bear in Africa dies
A POLAR bear believed to be the last in Africa has died at a South African zoo, a few months after his long-time mate passed away.
Freakiest creatures from the deep
THEY’RE the deep ocean’s creepy critters, and the world pays attention when one emerges. Here are the freakiest of the freaky. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Giant panda in zoo ‘pregnant’
A GIANT panda lent by China to Edinburgh Zoo could produce a hoped-for cub by the end of the month.
Rare sighting of giant, freaky fish
HOLY mola! A super rare sighting of one of the world’s weirdest fish has been caught on camera in California.
Tiger drags woman into forest
A TIGER dragged a woman to her death after pouncing on her in front of her husband while the couple was out fishing.
Just how lethal is a Great White?
EVER wondered what it would feel like the moment before being attacked by a Great White? This amazing new SharkCam footage may give you an idea.
22 reasons chickens are people too
YOU might think chickens are pointless, stupid birds who deserve to live in cages. You’d be very clucking wrong. Here’s your proof.
‘Puffer’ fish video sparks outrage
FOOTAGE of a fish smoking a cigarette has angered animal rights groups who want the fishermen responsible charged with cruelty.
Five ways to survive animal attacks
IF you’re ever unlucky enough to get in the way of some of the world’s most dangerous animals here’s what you should do.
Lorde helps bring the cows home
APPARENTLY Kiwi music sensation Lorde provides the magic touch when rounding up a herd of cows. Just ask this farmer from Kansas.
MEGA penguins waddled the Earth
SCIENTISTS have uncovered the fossilised remains of a giant penguin that weighed in at a colossal 115kg and was as tall as a human.
Sick act sends squirrel flying
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Two men have been filmed luring a squirrel to the edge of the Grand Canyon and then kicking it into the abyss.
See-through mice are now a scary reality
IF your regular furred mouse gives you the heebie jeebies, then these see-through mice will be down right terrifying.
Giraffe dies after hitting overpass
A GIRAFFE in South Africa died when his head hit a highway overpass while being transported in a wide-open container.
Cyclops lamb has one freaky eye
UNVERIFIED footage of a baby lamb born with just one eye has emerged from Turkey — and the newborn isn’t shy of the camera.
Dog faints in joyful reunion
WATCH how this Schnauzer suddenly fainted, after the excitement he experienced when he was finally reunited with his owner proved to be too overwhelming for him.
The cold-blooded truth about meerkats
THEY might look cute but don’t be deceived by their furry, little faces. A new study shows the bloodthirsty true nature of meerkats.
Look! We’re on top of a whale!
IT may sound like a whale of a tale, but a pair of kayakers had an extremely close encounter with a southern right whale when it lifted their boat — twice.
World’s saddest polar bear to stay put
ARTURO the ‘depressed’ polar bear will not be moved out of sweltering heat in an Argentinian zoo, despite a petition gathering half a million signatures.
Who wouldn’t love these cuddly bubs?
INCREDIBLY cute images of baby animals with their parents will warm your heart this winter, proving that a mother’s love really is unconditional.
Chimps go ape over new Planet movie
HUMANS are not the only ones loving Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — it’s also a hit with two chimpanzees who munched on popcorn when they saw it at IMAX.
How not to kill a spider
MANY of us are scared of spiders but most have not tried to kill one like this man did. He set his house on fire in the process, causing $60,000 damage.
Robot mule joins the US Marines
IT’S no Simpson’s Donkey, but an electronic mule has been tested by the United States military under battle conditions in Hawaii.
Why this photo should make you cringe
HE HAS spent his entire life in chains, works seven days a week and is not allowed to form a bond with another living being. Find it a little uncomfortable? So does he.
Is ‘lonely’ polar bear going crazy?
CAMPAIGNERS are concerned for the mental state of a polar bear in an Argentine zoo, saying he is depressed and showing signs of insanity.
Elephants ‘turned into zombies’
IT WAS the photo that brought the world to tears. But the rescue of this crying elephant was just the tip of the iceberg in a cruel slave trade.
Crying Raju meets his elephant family
RAJU the elephant, who cried when shown freedom after 50 years of slavery, has been introduced to his new family.
Mystery croc turns up in Greek lake
FORGET Nessie, Greek farmers have their own mystery lake creature – a two-metre-long crocodile clearly far from home. But how did it get there?
Why is this elephant crying?
PICTURES of an Indian elephant named Raju shedding tears have broken hearts around the world. But there’s a happy ending to the story.
Paddleboarder glides over shark
IT was a close call — almost too close. A drone has filmed the incredible moment a paddleboarder glided over a great white without even realising.
EXCLUSIVE PICS: Frantic whale rescue
EXCLUSIVE PICS: Check out Australia’s second frantic whale rescue which is under way tonight – this time on a Gold Coast beach. .
‘Oh my god, I’m going to die’
A VICTIM of a shark attack in the US has told of how he grabbed the nose of the great white as it “lunged” and “locked” into his chest.
This guy wants to do weird things with chickens
IT’S one of the last things you would expect to do with a chicken, but one university professor wants to do it.
This is bad news for vegetarians
VEGETARIANS, you probably don’t want to read this. There is new research that might just turn you off eating your greens. For good.
Tiger shark’s epic 4000km journey
A TIGER shark has been tracked on an epic journey proving West Australians aren’t the only ones opting for a getaway to Indonesia.
Check out this superhero mouse!
A MOUSE who climbs walls like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible becomes an unlikely internet sensation.
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