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Terrifying footage shows a black bear attacking a zookeeper during a safari park show, as helpless colleagues try to fend it off

‘Insufficient’: Zoo apology after bear attack

Terrifying footage shows a black bear attacking a zookeeper during a safari park show, as helpless colleagues try to fend it off

Hundreds of sharks have been spotted at one of Australia’s most popular beaches, just weeks after a tourist was mauled to death.

‘Worst nightmare’: Sharks infest Aus beach

Hundreds of sharks have been spotted at one of Australia’s most popular beaches, just weeks after a tourist was mauled to death.

Excavation site of 400,000 year old pond sediments at Barnham, Suffofk, England. (Credit Jordan Mansfield/Pathways to Ancient Britain Project via AP)

Big find dramatically changes human history

Scientists have uncovered new evidence of humans deliberately making fire 350,000 years earlier than previous records suggests.

Strange things are happening at Chernobyl.

Shock find amongst Chernobyl ruins

Strange things are happening amid the fallout of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, with spectacular mutations leaving experts surprised.

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Baby elephant shows off new tusks

Baby elephant shows off new tusks

Werribee Open Range Zoo’s little elephant Roi-Yim is starting to sprout his tiny tusks, marking the start of an incredible journey to adulthood….

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shark attack on nsw beach

Woman mauled to death by shark

Authorities have praised witnesses who saved a Swiss man’s life following a shark attack that killed his girlfriend on the NSW Central Coast.

Bluewater brumbies, Townsville. November 9, 2025.

‘Landmark’ moment for state’s brumbies

Parliamentarians have voted minutes to midnight on a “landmark” Bill to end protections for the Snowy Mountains’ wild brumbies.

One daring Aussie has gone viral after taking a late-night dip in Sydney’s famously shark-infested waters

‘Not funny’: Sydney Harbour act divides

One daring Aussie has left the internet divided after his late-night antics in Sydney Harbour went viral.

Thousands of bees removed from Sydney Opera House

Thousands of bees removed from Sydney Opera House

According to the Sydney Opera House, about 10,000 honeybees gathered onto the iconic Joan Sutherland Theatre sail, creating an unusual spectacle…

Bee swarm clusters on Opera House sails as local bee experts launch rapid rescue

Bee swarm clusters on Opera House sails as local bee experts launch rapid rescue

A swarm of more than 10,000 honeybees clusters on the Sydney Opera House sails as local experts move in for a rapid, safe rescue. Beekeepers…

Heard Island southern elephant seals. Image Australia Antarctic Division and AFP.

Deadly bird flu strain on Australian island

Scientists confirm a deadly strain of avian influenza has been detected in southern elephant seals on a remote Australian island.

Top 10 priority plant pests for the Northern Territory pest - Tramp Ants (or invasive ants). Pictured is a Red Imported Fire Ant. Picture: Alex Wild

Superpest that could terrorise Australia

Australia could lose its chance to eradicate a potentially deadly superpest if a funding cliff isn’t urgently addressed, an interstate delegation has warned.

Man’s sick act caught on camera in Sydney

Man’s sick act caught on camera in Sydney

A woman says she is “devastated” after two of her cherished dogs were stolen from outside her inner-city home.

Issue making these Aussie homes ‘worthless’

‘Worthless’: Bat colony destroys suburb

A council is considering a buyback scheme due to a longstanding issue with fauna. Angry locals have spoken out and a mayor now wants the federal government to act.

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