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Nzuri died during labour at Sydney Zoo on Thursday.

Giraffe and unborn calf die in latest Sydney Zoo tragedy

Several animals have suddenly died at the zoo in recent years, including a chimpanzee and bull sharks.

  • Josefine Ganko

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A crocodile.

Noosa reptile sighting might be a croc, but I’ve been up close with the real thing

Residents of Noosa are in a lather over reports of a visiting reptile. They need to get a grip.

  • Margot Saville
Reported croc sighting in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast.

Was a crocodile really spotted in Noosa? Some locals think so, but this expert is dubious

“At first I thought it was a bit of driftwood, but then it moved…”

  • William Davis
Platypus swimming at Eungella

Cod hotels and 200,000 trees: The $30m plan to clean up our waterways

The funding package, one of the single biggest investments in Queensland’s waterways, will kickstart more than 30 rehabilitation projects.

  • Josh Bavas
Index composite for story on Craig Nolte, who died in July in what was the first case of Australian bat lyssavirus in NSW.

Craig was treated for a bat bite. He died eight months later

Health authorities are investigating the “breakthrough” infection that led to Ballina tradie Craig Nolte’s death – NSW’s first from the rare bat lyssavirus.

  • Angus Thomson
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When in Wellington ...

The Duke’s triple threat.

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WIRES Volunteer Kristen Spasojevic with brushtail possums under her care

Tree vandals or wildlife rescuers? The Sydney council taking on volunteers

WIRES volunteers have been banned and threatened with fines for their “illegal” cutting of public trees to feed to sick possums.

  • Jessica McSweeney
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Seductive sounds are for the birds

And joint ventures are getting excessive.

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My favourite mind bender

Answers a cosmic inquiry.

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Foragers are the spore losers

And the cane toad launch was below par.

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