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Izzy Sesto caught her first Tuna of the coast of Cape Jaffa , only to have a great white shark take half of it . Picture: @isabella.sesto/ Instagram

Shock call on Australia’s deadliest animal

Australia’s deadliest creature has been involved in the deaths of more people than any other animal, but it is not what you would expect.

“Space tourist” and famous aerospace engineer Emily Calandrelli received hateful comments when video of her reaction to seeing Earth from space was posted online. Picture: @TheSpaceGal/X

Astronaut returns to earth devastated, crying

Emily Calandrelli became the 100th woman in space this week but was in tears after a “moaning” controversy erupted on social media.

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The chance discovery of a massive 'scar' in the earth in the Nullarbor initially left scientists scratching their heads. Picture: Google Earth

Mystery of huge outback ‘scar’ solved

The chance discovery of a mammoth 11-kilometre long scar in the earth in Australia’s remote outback sparked intrigue and conspiracy.

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TikToker Sarah Brunners spotted a brown snake on Australia's west coast. Picture: TikTok via @sarahbrunners

‘Kill you’: UK expat horrified by beach find

A shocked British expat has filmed a very Australian sight on a beach – and she’s warned the world “things can kill you here”.

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(FILES) Moo Deng, a two-month-old female pygmy hippo who has recently become a viral internet sensation, reacts to a zookeeper at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province on September 15, 2024. An endangered baby pygmy hippo that shot to social media stardom in Thailand has become a lucrative source of income for her home zoo, quadrupling its ticket sales, the institution said on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Moo Deng predicts winner of US election

With the polls so unclear, attention has turned to a beloved zoo animal in Thailand who has predicted the winner of the 2024 US election.

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SeaWorld spectators sprayed by ‘poo-nami’

SeaWorld spectators sprayed by ‘poo-nami’

Yikes, guess this is why it’s called the ‘splash-zone’.

Two-year-old Ezra Porter was bitten by a deadly brown snake at his Port Wakefield home in South Australia, some time in October. 2024. Picture: 7 NEWS

Boy’s lucky escape from deadly snake bite

A two-year-old boy was playing in his backyard when he realised he’d been bitten by a deadly snake.

Terrifying moment rescued bear turns on ranger when released

Terrifying moment rescued bear turns on ranger when released

Maybe the bear just wanted to give him a hug?

Cassius, the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity. Captured in 1984 and bought to Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Park 3 years later, Cassius is 5.48 metres long, weighs approximately 1 tonne and is estimated to be more than 110 years old. Picture: Brendan Radke

Cassius, world’s longest crocodile dies

The 5m saltwater crocodile, thought to be more than 110 years old and weighing more than a tonne, is remembered as being a “beloved mate”.

Close-ups of transects; A) Transect 1; B) southern tip of Transect 1; C) eastern end of Transect 2. Picture: Luke Auld-Thomas

‘Hidden in plain sight’: Pics reveal lost city

Stunned archaeologists have “accidentally” located thousands of never-before-seen structures as well as an enormous ancient city.

A council in Queensland has fined two different dog owners $804 for failing to use a leash properly.Under new pet ownership laws that came into effect on 31 July 2024, if residents do not keep a dog under effective control when in a public place, there is an on-the-spot fine of $806 and can face up to $112,91- for most serious dog attack offences as well as up to 3 years imprisonment. CAMERON

Man fined $800 over common act

A Queenslander has been stung a whopping $806 for a simple mistake pet owners make all the time.

A squirrel that became famous on social media has been seized in a raid, with the animal's owner afraid New York authorities will euthanise him. Named Peanut, the squirrel was rescued by Mark Longo seven years ago after he saw its mother being hit by a car in New York City. Picture: AP

‘Best friend’: Fury as beloved squirrel killed

An internet-famous pet squirrel in New York has tragically been euthanised by authorities for one truly heartbreaking reason.

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Cassius has reclaimed his crown. Green Island's resident giant estuarine crocodile, Cassius, measuring 5.48m, is once again the world's largest crocodile in captivity after Philippines' monster crocodile Lolong died on Sunday night. Cassius was first named the world's biggest by the Guinness World Records in 2011. But he was stripped of the title last year, when the 6.17m Lolong was captured in the Philippines' town of Bunawan. Authorities will try to determine what caused the death of Lolong who had become a star attraction of the marshy town of 37,000 people about 830km southeast of Manila.

World’s largest croc dies in QLD

A record-breaking crocodile that once rampaged through Australian waterways, attacking boats and stalking cows, has died suddenly in captivity.

Two divers Andy Nelson and Tim Ryan had a lucky encounter with a 4m great white shark in Safety Bay, about 55km south of Perth.

Divers’ shock run in with huge shark

Two divers have captured a jaw-dropping encounter with a huge 4m great white shark as it circled above them in Safety Bay.

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