Future’s bright for baby leaf-eating monkey
A bright orange baby leaf-eating monkey – the first success of a nature-replicating harem-style breeding initiative – is the new star attraction at Taronga Zoo. Read More »
Second gorilla walks as apes stand up for themselves
One walking gorilla might be considered a fluke. But two walking gorillas on opposite sides of the planet sounds like a pattern. Could humankind’s closest cousins finally be catching up in the evolutionary foot race? Read More »
Horses seek refuge on rooftops from Australian floods
Horses caught up in Queensland’s floods have been filmed desperately swimming in the muddy torrents trying to clamber to safety onto rooftops. Read More »
A dog walks into a bar and asks for a beer…
If you’ve ever turned to “hair of the dog” to cure a morning-after hangover, maybe you’d like to raise a toast to a canine companion the night before by sharing a beer with him. Read More »
Australian plan to cull camels for footballs
Australia’s million-plus feral camels could be turned into footballs as part of efforts to curb the out-of-control population. Read More »
Female sharks have terrible sense of direction
Great white sharks may be formidable killing machines but they’re far from sharp when it comes to navigating their way around the planet’s oceans. Read More »
Baby koala shot 15 times fights for life
Vets in Australia are battling to save the life of Frodo the baby koala who was shot 15 times in a senseless attack in which her mother was killed.
Taronga Zoo celebrates another elephant birth
Sydney’s Taronga Zoo celebrates the arrival of the third Asian elephant calf to be born since the arrival of the herd in Australia four years ago.