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| UpdatedAdelaide Zoo's 34-year-old Sumatran orangutan dies just hours after delivering an infant that was believed to be stillborn, after six other unsuccessful pregnancies in two decades.
Topics: zoology, zoos, animal-science, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedThe rufous fantail was wiped out on Guam by an introduced snake species. Now researchers are trying to future-proof the species here in Australia.
Topics: birds, animal-science, conservation, environment, rain-forests-and-forest, iluka-2466, guam
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| UpdatedIt may be possible one day to grow human organs inside other animals for use in transplants, with scientists hailing the successful creation of the first human-pig hybrid embryo.
Topics: science-and-technology, animal-science, breakthroughs, medical-research, health, research, research-organisations, united-states, australia, spain
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| UpdatedNo summer barbecue would be complete without the great Aussie salute of waving away a fly. Sure it's a nuisance, but the Australian bush fly gets a bad rap.
Topics: science-and-technology, animal-science, invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, australia
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Topics: marine-biology, animal-science, mammals---whales, bremer-bay-6338
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Topics: marine-biology, mammals---whales, animal-science, bremer-bay-6338
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Topics: marine-biology, animal-science, mammals---whales, bremer-bay-6338
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Topics: marine-biology, animal-science, mammals---whales, bremer-bay-6338
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| UpdatedWhale researchers return from their fifth expedition to Bremer Canyon, with new findings, theories and a mystery sound.
Topics: marine-biology, animal-science, mammals---whales, bremer-bay-6338
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| UpdatedA tiny lizard unique to Central Australia has been successfully bred at the Alice Springs Desert Park, with each hatchling weighing in at just 2 grams.
Topics: animal-science, science-and-technology, human-interest, animals, alice-springs-0870
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| UpdatedOne of the oldest elephants being cared for by an Australian zoo is celebrating its 60th birthday and is "doing well", with a daily massage keeping the stalwart fighting fit.
Topics: animals, zoos, animal-science, perth-6000
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| UpdatedA captive-bred orange-bellied parrot chick survives its first week with an adoptive mother in the wild, in a world-first trial of fostering as a strategy to boost the endangered species in the wild. But there are no guarantees of success.
Topics: endangered-and-protected-species, science-and-technology, birds, animal-science, environment, tas, australia
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| UpdatedScientists unearthed fossils of an intriguingly large otter as big as a wolf that frolicked in rivers and lakes in south-western China about 6.2 million years ago.
Topics: animal-science, science-and-technology, china
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Topics: marine-biology, marine-parks, animal-science, cocos-keeling-islands
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Topics: marine-biology, marine-parks, animal-science, cocos-keeling-islands, exmouth-2350, coral-bay-6701
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| UpdatedA team of researchers is learning more about the behaviours of reef, or coastal, manta rays (Manta alfredi) at Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia's north-west coast.
Topics: conservation, environment, animal-science, science-and-technology, university-and-further-education, research-organisations, research, animals, human-interest, photography, coral-bay-6701, ningaloo-6701, wa, murdoch-university-6150, university-of-queensland-4072, cocos-keeling-islands
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Radio transmitters are inserted into the stomachs of 24 feedlot cattle to monitor their body temperatures, as part of trial investigating the impact of heatwaves on the animals, with an aim to improve their welfare and performance.
Topics: farm-labour, human-interest, animals, livestock, animal-science, animal-behaviour, research, science-and-technology, phenomena, weather, beef-cattle, gatton-4343, toowoomba-4350
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| UpdatedScientists map the 100-year-old brains of two extinct thylacines — better known as the Tasmanian tiger — to reveal how the carnivore was wired to be a predator.
Topics: science-and-technology, animal-science, human-interest, animals, tas, australia
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| UpdatedTorresian crows nest on buildings and man-made structures in Queensland cities in a remarkable "evolutionary change" that shows how intelligent the birds are.
Topics: environment, animals, environmental-health, ornithology, birds, animal-science, science-and-technology, evolution, brisbane-4000, mackay-4740, bundaberg-4670, rockhampton-4700, qld
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| UpdatedThey may be slow-moving and somewhat sluggish, but 150 new species of snail have been discovered by scientists in Australia's far north — proving they are surprisingly well-travelled.
Topics: animal-science, animals, broome-6725, wa
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Topics: animal-science, science, fruit, vegetables, pest-management, pests, research, south-perth-6151
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Researchers at CSIRO are encouraging the public to become citizen scientists with a competition allowing them to name turtles at the world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef on the WA coast.
Topics: animal-science, conservation, ningaloo-6701
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| UpdatedA central Queensland crocodile farm has welcomed its first hatchlings for the year, with more than a thousand baby crocs expected over the next few months.
Topics: livestock, lifestyle-and-leisure, animal-science, reptiles, human-interest, animals, rockhampton-4700, coowonga-4702
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A newly discovered species of seadragon, which has never before been seen in the wild, is spotted off WA's south coast.
Topics: animals, animal-science, oceans-and-reefs, esperance-6450
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| UpdatedA DNA probe developed by South Australian scientists that turns snapper eggs blue could improve fisheries management.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, animal-science, adelaide-5000