Reptiles of Victoria is an extensive, user-friendly and engaging account of the staggering reptile diversity of Victoria. It has filled a niche left empty in the literature for far too long...
Category: Science
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Seabirds that can’t get wet: the bizarre lifestyle of frigatebirds
There are a lot of weird birds in the world. A couple that spring to mind are...
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Growing pains: eucalypt leaves and tree adolescence
The eucalypts are a strange group of species when compared with other trees around the world...
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Stuck on a Rock: rediscovering the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
Hear about the incredible story of adventure, daring, rebellion, rock climbers and a stroke of pure luck in Stuck on a Rock, a documentary about the rediscovery of the supposedly extinct Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, by filmmaker Asher Flatt.
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The emu-wren diaries
There is a bold plan underway to bring Mallee Emu-wrens back to South Australia, where wildfires have wiped them out. Simon Verdon details the decline of this mysterious and beautiful mallee bird and the efforts underway to save the species. 2014 Monday, January 13th The heathlands stretch out in every direction, as far as the...
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Awestruck by albatrosses
I stopped, captivated, entranced. Is this real? It can’t be. What a beautiful creature; those eyes, so intense, focused and alert. It was then I realised I was talking out loud. My colleague smiled at me, that knowing smile of having been there before – an understanding of that awestruck feeling which opened the door...
