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ESCAPE: Grizzly and her cubs in Yellowstone National Park for Mark William Sheehan story on American bears. Picture: iStock

72yo fights off, kills grizzly bear in attack

A 72-year-old man has extraordinarily fought off and killed a grizzly bear that attacked him while he was picking berries.

A Tasmanian man is under investigation for collecting and harvesting Australian native bird eggs and trading them with people overseas. Picture: DCCEEW

‘Cruel trade’: Rare bird eggs seized

A Tasmanian man is under investigation for allegedly collecting and smuggling endangered rare bird eggs to people overseas.

Surfer Ryan Lowther describes the terrifying moment he was bitten by a shark at Trigg Beach in Perth. Picture: 7NEWS.

’Razor blades’: Surfer’s terrifying encounter

A surfer has described the terrifying moment he was bitten by a shark, with the tooth still lodged in his leg days later.

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - June 1, 2021. The Humpack Highway is officially opened for business off Port Stephens, north of Newcsastle. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer.

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Men injured after boat hit by whale

The men were on a boat off the coast of Western Australia when a whale breached and hit them.

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Steve Irwin's death has left stingrays

Tragic misunderstanding from Irwin death

It’s now been 18 years since Steve Irwin died but there’s one aspect of the fatal incident that’s still unfairly misunderstood all these years later.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA:Scientific equipment in the 50yr old control room at the Heavy Ion Accelerator, Nuclear Physics research and hands-on training Facility at ANU College of Science, Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

New report ‘torpedos’ Dutton’s plan

The Coalition’s plans for a nuclear future have been cast into further doubt with a new report revealing how much it would cost Australia in the long run.

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The blue meteor was captured on camera.

Bright blue meteor stuns millions

Early reports suggest a meteor was spotted in the skies over Spain and Portugal on Saturday evening, stunning citizens with its bright blue colouring.

Man relocates snake during PGA Championships with his bare hands

This bloke relocated a snake with his bare hands way too casually

Frightened bystanders were in awe, when the fearless man calmly picked up the serpent.

Hungry roos enjoy crunch-a-thon on World Tree Kangaroo Day

Hungry roos enjoy crunch-a-thon on World Tree Kangaroo Day

Tree Kangaroos around the world are making noise to raise awareness for the species.

Man's good deed goes horribly wrong

Man’s good deed goes horribly wrong

This shop employee was left utterly speechless after trying to ‘rescue’ a pigeon.

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Man’s shock first words after brain implant

The first person to ever receive Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip has spoken out about what it is really like living with the implant.

Mystery discovered in ancient ruins.

1600yo mystery found in ancient ruins

It stands pristine amid the ruins of an ancient temple lost to time, and it turns out that this pillar has been holding a closely guarded secret.

Otter family hangs-ten in their new 'wave-pool'

Otter family hangs-ten in their new ‘wave-pool’

These otters at Melbourne Zoo really know how to beat the Monday blues.

Whitsunday hinterland pelican spiders were discovered in Conway National Park. Picture: G. Anderson and M. Rix

Creepy new ‘assassin’ spider discovered

A new species of spider with spear-like legs has been discovered in Queensland, and it has a rather odd surprise.

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