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Aussie birds poisoned in ‘deliberate’ move

A major probe has been launched after 20 iconic Aussie birds were found sick or dead in a suspected “deliberate” poisoning.

Family spot strange lights over WA beach. Picture: Facebook

‘What?’: Unexplainable lights appear

Four distinct lights have been spotted over a beach in Western Australia, with many theorising about the bizarre phenomenon online.

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‘Illegal’ and ‘immoral’: Croc act blasted

A social media influencer has been slammed by authorities after she told her followers that she fed a hot chook to a crocodile in Far North Queensland.

The Australian National University has been forced to make major job cuts. Picture: NewsWire / Gary Ramage

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‘Kick in the guts’: Major uni to slash jobs

An elite Australian university has been forced to slash jobs because of a huge deficit, which not even enrolling more students could fix.

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Bindi Irwin hits back on photoshop claims

Wildlife warrior Bindi Irwin has snapped back on Instagram after fans suggested photos of her, her daughter Grace and a red panda were photoshopped.

Boy’s head bitten off by shark

Boy’s head bitten off by shark

The tragic discovery of a body marks just the fourth time an unprovoked shark attack has led to a death for the nation.

Wild scenes as monkeys break into hotel to steal bananas

Wild scenes as monkeys break into hotel to steal bananas

Talk about monkey business.

Crazy moment police officer wrangles alligator with bare hands

Crazy moment police officer wrangles alligator with bare hands

You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.

In humans, females have two X chromosomes and males have a single X and a puny little chromosome called Y

Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome

The human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new sex gene.

The little boy accidentally smashed one of the jars to pieces. Picture: Supplied / Hecht Museum

Boy smashes priceless artefact at museum

A little boy on an excursion to a museum has done the unthinkable to an extremely rare 3500-year-old artefact.

Shocking footage has emerged showing a young child playing dangerously close to multiple crocodiles at a crossing in the Northern Territory.

‘Totally insane’: Shocking croc vid emerges

Shocking footage has emerged showing a young child playing dangerously close to the water at a notorious crocodile hotspot.

Wild moment bear on hoverboard attacks handler. Picture: East2West news

Moment bear on hoverboard attacks handler

Terrifying footage has captured the moment a hoverboard-riding circus bear attacked a trainer in front of hundreds of onlookers.

Snake catcher removes huge python from TV

Snake catcher removes huge python from TV

Thank you for your service Daniel, doing this so we don’t have to.

Little bent-wing microbats. Picture: Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital

Bindi speaks out after 47 animals die

Bindi Irwin has spoken out about the “heartbreaking” death of 47 tiny bats in what Australia Zoo claims was a deliberate act.

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