First came the clouds of mosquitoes, then the swarms of flies and now insect experts are warning that teams of termites could be hard at work in homes across Melbourne.

China has announced that it was banning all commerce in ivory by the end of 2017, a move that would shut down the world's largest ivory market and could deal a critical blow to the practice of elephant poaching in Africa.

Opportunistic whales have forced researchers to reconsider whether long-line fishing in Australia's southern waters is as eco-friendly as first thought.

A champion horse was stolen from the grounds La Perouse Pony Club in Chifley in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

South Australians could be buying a couple of kilos of horse meat along with their beef mince or pork chops as the government looks to review food regulations.

Echidna makes a surprise visit to Shelly Beach

The elusive night parrot has had a shroud of mystery surrounding it since its rediscovery in 2013 after being unsighted for 75 years.

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As plans are made ahead of the festive season, why not consider someone who doesn't want anything from us but compassion ... and to be left off our plates.

A trial of aerial drones at Redhead Beach has been extended for the rest of the school holidays, after a drone found a three-metre great white shark swimming among surfers on Tuesday.

A dozen hopeful whale watchers got to see something few people have.

Taronga Zoo opens Squirrel Monkey Jungle Walk

Perth Zoo has hit back at allegations zookeepers uses 'bullhooks' in order to coerce its Asian elephants into painting their famous portraits.

Biologist Chandler Robbins first placed an aluminium band around her ankle at Midway Atoll in 1956. Wisdom is now the oldest known breeding bird on Earth.

A litter of six meerkats was born on last Wednesday at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, a record for the zoo.

In what could be the ultimate accolade by Harry Potter fans, Indian arachnologists have named a creepy new spider after the famous sorting hat which belonged to Godric Gryffindor, one of the founders of Hogwarts. 

Rafting through a rugged sub-Antarctic landscape, surrounded by colonies of penguins frolicking and playing in the water: this is the immersion that Sydney Aquarium is offering in a world-first experience.

The tallest species on the planet is much rarer than previously understood.

Humans' closest animal relatives trounce us at: recognising each other's butts.

A southern elephant seal has given birth in Western Australia - only the third recorded time it has happened in the state's waters.

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on the Gold Coast have shared a video of their two koala joeys playing on the ground, an unusual behaviour rarely seen in the wild.

A lone tree in a paddock might seem like a paltry habitat for native animals but Canberra scientists have shown how critical they are using an unusual method.

Walking under a train overpass in Summer Hill, the last thing Josh Pirini and Scott Martin expected to find was a baby penguin. 

Venom from two iconic Australian species could be behind the development of new treatments for diabetes, which affects around 1.7 million Australians.

Scientists have found out how the blue whales rose to become the biggest beasts the Earth has seen – and it's all down to their teeth.

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The baby pygmy marmoset stolen from a Helensburgh wildlife park has been found, but Gomez and Sophia are still missing.

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The baby pygmy marmoset stolen from a Helensburgh wildlife park has been found, but Gomez and Sophia are still missing.

A fledging of the rare night parrot, thought extinct for nearly 100 years, has been photographed for the first time.

Researchers say adopting daylight saving time in south-east Queensland could save the declining koala population.

ANU researchers raised a huge $70,000 in less than two days to help with their desperate efforts to save Australia's most endangered bird.

We're not the only ones who can wear rose-coloured glasses. Little pink pigs can as well.