Animals
Company claims to bring dire wolves back to life
Three genetically engineered wolves bred using DNA from extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the US. Video: Colossal Biosciences
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‘Good lord, this thing is huge’: Pups bred using DNA from extinct dire wolf
Two brothers – Romulus and Remus – and a younger female pup called Khaleesi, after the popular Game of Thrones character, were genetically engineered by a US lab.
- Christina Larson
Ostrich shows Boris Johnson where he sits in pecking order
The former British PM was cruising through what appeared to be a wildlife park when an ostrich stuck its head through the window to give him a feisty peck.
- Livia Albeck-Ripka
Dingoes to be collared in contentious bid to protect sheep
The Victorian Farmers Federation has argued dingoes should be fitted with collars that can deliver an electric shock when they approach private property.
- Bianca Hall
Want to avoid farmed Atlantic salmon? Get hooked on these alternatives instead
Experts advise avoiding the Tasmanian-farmed fish variety following recent catastrophic events. Here are some alternative – and more sustainable – catches to try instead.
- Ardyn Bernoth
Life just got a lot more dangerous for Victoria’s feral deer
More than 1 million feral deer are thought to call Victoria home. But unlike native dingoes, they remain a protected species.
- Bianca Hall
City considers 24/7 cat curfew for Melbourne
The City of Melbourne is aiming to reduce the number of wildlife killed and pets lost or hurt on roads.
- Cara Waters
Two killer whales are hunting down great white sharks, Hannibal Lecter style
Forget Free Willy, this is Silence of the Lambs. Shark experts are trying to figure out how and why these orcas are dispatching one of the ocean’s fiercest predators.
- Jonathan Edwards
Mass fish kill chokes waterways in Byron region
The rivers of the NSW North Coast are clogged with thousands of suffocating fish, prawns, eels, and crabs.
- Angus Dalton
Endangered Australian sea lion pup born at Taronga
The birth of one of Australia’s rarest marine predators has injected critical genetic diversity into the zoo’s captive insurance population.
- Angus Dalton
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