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Former Kambala School (top right) student Chanel Contos, 22, (left) launched a petition (bottom right) on February 18 demanding schools teach students about consent early in sex education. The petition prompted more than 1,400 students and ex-students of top Australian private schools to share their disturbing experiences of sexual violence at the hands of boys they knew. Many anonymously revealed they lost their virginity to their rapists - who went to elite boys' schools including The King's School, St Ignatius College Riverview, and Cranbrook - while they slept, or were too drunk to consent.

Adelaide parents of Sophia Naismith allegedly killed by Lamborghini driver speak out as

Alexander Campbell appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday on charges of causing the death of 15-year-old Sophia Naismith by dangerous driving, causing harm by dangerous driving and with driving without due care. Prosecutors have alleged that Campbell was behind the wheel of his $330,000 Lamborghini Huracan when it mounted the kerb and struck Sophia and her friend before crashing into the door of a restaurant in Glengowrie, in June 2019. Sophia's parents, Pia Vogrin and Luke Naismith, bravely fronted the media after the matter was heard in court. 'We hope to see some justice for the senseless loss of our daughter Sophia,' Mr Naismith said. The court had heard previously that the car had three modes: Strada, for street driving followed by the Sports or intermediate mode then the Corsa or track mode and was extremely safe when driven in the Strada mode. 

Police and three ambulances rushed to the tower in Darlinghurst on Thursday morning to find the man dead in a 'self-harm-related incident'.

Millions of Australians were warned to brace themselves for torrential rain and strong winds overnight, as a thunderstorm hit Sydney late on Thursday morning.

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An Australian mum used a budget cleaning product from Kmart to remove dirt and grime from her kitchen floor. The Victorian woman posted on Facebook where she shared before and after snaps.

The man, aged in his 60s, allegedly raped his wife four times while they were living on the New South Wales mid-north coast - once when she had given birth by caesarean section just weeks earlier.

During a tongue-in-cheek segment about divorce on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, Karl even joked that his two Logie Awards were 'at the bottom of Sydney Harbour somewhere'

A mother-of-two from Melbourne who saved a staggering $30,000 inside just 12 months has revealed how she made $1,500 in a month from rewards programs, and how you can too.

Today host Allison Langdon reveals the gruesome injuries she suffered when a watersports stunt for the program went horribly wrong - after Karl Stefanovic said she 'just bruised her knee' 

Today host Allison Langdon underwent knee surgery after injuring herself while filming a watersports segment for the Channel Nine breakfast show on February 4. The journalist, 41, has been off the air for three weeks since the accident, which took place as she was hydrofoiling, and it's still unclear when she will return to TV. Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Thursday, Allison revealed for the first time the extent of her injuries as a result of the botched stunt.

The fine issued to a Melbourne driver in Brookfield in the city's far-west said he had been caught driving at 67km/h in a 60km/h zone, but that his 'alleged' speed was 3km/h less.

The mystery surrounding the human remains found at a popular Adelaide beach has been solved, as DNA examinations identify the bones to belong to missing man Jesse Corigliano-Quealey.

Best mate's messages over Primus Hotel sledgehammer incident on Sydney's Pitt St

Fearing his gaming buddy could be hinting at self-harm, the best mate tried to get in touch with Donaldson, 41. 'Call me please Matt!!' he wrote in a 6.54am message. Hours later, NSW Police accused Donaldson, 41, from Sydney's west, of attempting to murder a Belarussian woman in her 30s in a city's five-star hotel room on Tuesday night. Detectives allege that Donaldson assaulted the woman with a 'small sledgehammer' in a suite at the Primus Hotel on Pitt St, where rooms advertise for $300 a night. A warrant was issued for Donaldson's arrest on Wednesday night. Police said he may be in the Blue Mountains, where he grew up, and armed with a gun. 'I believed it to be a suicide attempt so I left a message for him to call me,' the friend said. 'I had no knowledge of any of this,' he added, referring to the assault claims.

A new report has revealed just how large your personal wealth needs to be to be considered among the wealthiest people in the world - with people in the UK needing to have £1.4million.

Inside Tour Rouge: The fairytale Tuscan villa hidden in the NSW countryside

NEW Less than half hours' drive from Canberra is an extraordinary manor (pictured) that looks to have been plucked straight from the pages of a fairytale. Just like a storybook castle, Tour Rouge - French for Red Tower - is hidden behind wrought iron gates which open onto a winding driveway that leads to the front door, an opulent style inspired by the grounds of Italian villas.

Inspectors from RSCPA NSW stormed a breeding property in the state's central west about 8am on Wednesday follow reports of alleged animal cruelty.

Scott Miller's alleged drug syndicate accomplice Justin Szabolics charged

A third member of swimming great Scott Miller's alleged $2.2million drug syndicate has been charged over the supply of 4kg of crystal meth. Justin Szabolics (top right) was one of two men who allegedly picked up the drugs from Miller after the Olympic medallist drove the consignment 280km from Sydney towards the Victorian border on January 12. Police will allege Miller met Szabolics and the other man at Yass and that pair then headed for Albury. The drugs were allegedly ditched more than 200km away after Szabolics and the other man were involved in a high-speed pursuit with police. Szabolics, 44, appeared before Albury Local Court on Wednesday. Miller, who won silver in the 100m butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was charged with directing a criminal group and large commercial drug supply last week. He is pictured bottom right with former wife Charlotte Dawson.

More than $3.4million worth of fines were issued across New South Wales in January alone after mobile speed camera warning signs were removed. 

No arrests have ever been laid over the brutal murder of German national Bernd Lehmann, 66, found dead from severe head injuries inside an Ashfield unit in Sydney's inner-west on February 14 in 2008.

Dan Price, founder and CEO of the credit-card processing company Gravity Payments, hit out at billionaires who enjoy praise for their charitable giving.

Bonnyrigg Heights, Sydney: Intruders seen on CCTV before brutal stabbing of a teenager

NEW Police are hunting two men, shown on CCTV wearing hoods and face masks, after they stormed into a south-west Sydney house and attacked a teenager and his father. The 58-year-old homeowner, who was on the front porch, can be seen fighting off the hammer-welding attacker, while screams can be heard from inside where the man with the machete went straight for his 17-year-old son.

Both tech giants have already agreed multi-million-dollar deals with some of Australia's biggest news companies - and more negotiations are under way.

Australian customers can buy the $5.10 item in restaurants across the country from Wednesday, March 3. But eager fans too excited to wait can order it on Uber Eats right now.

Alan Joyce has asked state and territory leaders to promise they will not shut their borders beyond April. The Qantas boss revealed he has had 'positive conversations'.

Roxy Jacenko from Sweaty Betty has revealed she is exhausted from husband Oliver Curtis

Roxy Jacenko, the founder of Sweaty Betty PR, has revealed she feels exhausted after nine years of marriage which included her husband Oliver Curtis spending a year in jail. Jacenko also revealed she was worried about disappointing her mother Doreen Davis (inset), who sent her to the elite Kambala and SCEGGS private schools only for her daughter, now a self-made millionaire, not to attend university.

Qantas predicts international flights will return and Australia's borders will open by the end of October - not soon enough for the company as it lost $1billion in just six months.

A panel of 12 judges made up of Australian buyers and connoisseurs blind tasted more than 1,000 vintages to determine which delivered the highest quality for the lowest price.

Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales have already ended quarantine-free travel for travellers from New Zealand after a cluster of infections linked to an Auckland high school grew by three cases.

Fit mum and trainer Cass Olholm, 30, reveals the secrets behind her incredible abs

A super fit mum and trainer has offered a look at the secrets behind her incredible abs, including daily squares of fruit and nut chocolate and using caffeine to fuel her workouts. Cass Olholm (left and right), 30, from Cairns, said while you might think she eats 'a lot', she purposely chooses healthy foods that she can eat plenty of, and makes sure she enjoys them at the right times so that they help her to train harder (inset: two of her meals).

Sauced Up Foods, based in the US, shared their simple recipe using just potatoes, eggs and cornstarch.A video showing the recipe shared on TikTok has more than 3.1million views.

The International Olympic Committee has listed the Queensland capital as the frontrunner to host the Games in 11 years time.

Gwyneth Paltrow has become the queen of controversy since launching Goop in 2008. And she has now claimed that fasting and a ketogenic diet helped her beat Long-Covid.

Dilapidated inner-city block bought for just $17,000 is set to sell for a MILLION dollars

A 'completely unliveable' 1920s inner-city cottage is set to sell for millions as it hits the property market for the first time in four decades. The 577sqm home on 49 Browne Street in New Farm, one of Queensland's most in-demand inner-city suburbs, was bought for a measly $17,000 back in 1979. But the two bedroom home is expected for millions, with the land alone estimated at a million dollars, as house prices jumped 20 per cent in the area.

A college student found naked and severely burnt along a national highway in India's Uttar Pradesh state said three men had set her on fire after attempting to rape her, police said on Wednesday.

The record-breaking play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is back, re-opening this week after the Covid shut down. Tickets are selling fast but bookings are being taken until August 2021.

Elizabeth Hurley, 55, has revealed that the secret behind her pert bust is wearing a bra to bed. Last month, Marks & Spencer launched its first bra designed to be worn while sleeping.

Real estate agent gives her top tips for buying a property - including the simple way to tell if your dream home will sell for more than the guide price

A regional real estate agent from Victoria has revealed her top tips for buying property below you budget as sea changers drive up prices in suburban and rural areas. She's also explained the surprising main reason people miss out on their dream home - and it might surprise you.

In November last year, police received reports two boys had been sexually abused by a man while in his care in New South Wales' Riverina region.

The ex-prisoner, identified only as Jamie, told the BBC's File On 4 that phrases like 'looking for a relationship' or 'I just want happiness' make women look 'desperate' and like potential targets.

At the end of trading, GameStop stock was up 104 percent for the day, at $91.71. It came a day after the company's CFO resigned under pressure, but the afternoon surge baffled even Reddit fans.

Bizarre moment cops bust into an elderly couple's home - before charging a frail 72-year-old and his wife with supplying heroin

Vision from the scene shows police ramming down the couple's door in Sydney, with a 72-year-old man limping out of the property with officers.

The 'St Kilda schoolgirl' at the centre of one of the biggest scandals in AFL history 10 years ago has thanked her online followers for making her 'feel like a warrior' as she battles a rare tumor.

Karla Borger and Julia Sude had vowed to boycott a tournament in Qatar over uniform restrictions. But in a major U-Turn, Qatar said there would be 'no restrictions' on players wearing bikinis.

Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Facebook on a reputed seven-figure salary, complained its position had been 'misunderstood' in an extraordinary blog.

Kim Kardashian enjoys FIRST night out as a single woman after filing for divorce from

She's newly single and ready to mingle after calling it quits on her nearly seven year marriage. And Kim Kardashian looked positively stunning as she stepped out for dinner at Beverly Hills hotspot Matsuhisa on Tuesday night, her first big night out since filing for divorce from Kanye West last week. The 40-year-old reality star showcased her sculpted physique in a skintight dress while enjoying a girls' night out with sister Kourtney, her best friend La La Anthony and former assistant, Stephanie Shepherd.

The 40-year-old woman and her teenage daughter were approached by the man, who had a swastika painted on his forehead, in the southeast Perth suburb of Gosnells on Saturday night, police say.

Beloved priest known as the 'Fighting Father' for getting troubled kids off the street by teaching them to box is booted from his house and faces homelessness himself after being sacked because of a VERY outdated rule in his church

Father Dave Smith (top) poured his heart and soul into serving the community during the three decades he was based at Holy Trinity in Dulwich Hill, in Sydney's inner west. Now, the father-of-four has lost his job and is facing homelessness because of what he describes as an 'archaic' church policy concerning the breakdown of marriages. 

Apple's patent applications for the Apple Car include designs for augmented reality windshields, VR sets that stop motion sickness, and sensors that keep riders from getting hit when they open their door.

MAFS: Bryce Ruthven is confronted by a one night stand on live radio

He caused quite the stir on Wednesday's Married At First Sight, leaving his 'wife' Melissa Rawson in tears after telling her she 'wasn't his type' but 'wasn't ugly'. And it seems Bryce Ruthven just can't shake off drama, as on Thursday the ex-radio host was awkwardly confronted by a former one night stand on live radio - who made the bombshell claim they'd slept together while he was engaged to his ex. Star 106.3 host Crystal Vas called up The Kyle And Jackie O Show after seeing Bryce on MAFS - where he said he'd been in a five-year relationship with ex-fiancée Lana Bongioletti.

'You're not my type... but you do have blonde hair!' The brutal moment Married At First Sight's Bryce Ruthven breaks his wife Melissa Rawson's heart leaving her feeling regretful she was intimate with him

Bryce Ruthven and Melissa 'Liss' Rawson were the first strangers to walk down the aisle on this year's season of Married At First Sight.  But despite hitting it off at their wedding, their newlywed bliss quickly vanished after Bryce admitted Melissa isn't his type. During Wednesday's episode, Bryce and Melissa, both 31, were tasked with the daunting assignment of opening the honesty box. 

Princess Diana would have been 'furious' with 'confused' Prince Harry over Megxit fall-out

Fashion designer Roberto Devorik, who was a close friend of Diana throughout her adult life told Hola! magazine the 'very confused' Duke of Sussex, 36, 'believes Meghan Markle, 39, has the legacy of Diana' (right). He said the late Princess would have been 'furious' with Prince Harry over Megxit (left).

Stewart Pearce, 68, of London, claims to have been the late Princess of Wales' voice and presence coach from late 1995 until her death in 1997. He shares his verdict on Harry's 'podcast voice'.

Clumsy thieves steal an ATM from a service station by ramming it with their car - before one accidentally makes a VERY rude gesture towards the CCTV camera

Adelaide police are appealing for help catching two 'scruffy', poorly-disguised thieves, who bumbled as they tried to steal a car wash pay machine in front of a security camera. The men rammed the machine to dislodge before one of the men showed more than anyone wanted to see. They then fled the scene with the machine dangling from a white Peugot hatch.

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Shocking moment gang of teenagers at a school for troubled kids attack two tradies hired to fix a burst fire hydrant - smashing their work car and throwing punches while yelling 'bomb him!'

About 10 students were seen in vision livestreamed to Instagram running wild at the SMYL community college in Rockingham, south-west Perth, on Tuesday after the tradies arrived to fix a burst fire hydrant. The rowdy students could be heard egging each other on with chants of 'bomb him, bomb that motherf**ker' and 'keep going' while the tradies desperately tried to fend for themselves (right). Another student was seen smashing the front windscreen of the tradies' work vehicle after jumping on the bonnet (left) amid cries of 'let's smash his car'.

Eric and Lara Trump enjoy a lunch date with his mother Ivana in New York City

The couple dined with Ivana at Altesi Ristorante on the Upper East Side on Tuesday. Eric, 37, was the only one who wore a mask when he and Lara, 38, left the restaurant with Ivana, 72, and walked her back to her nearby townhouse. Ivana donned a glamorous black suit and a blue fur coat, while Lara and Eric were dressed a bit more casually for the lunch date. Eric and Lara were later seen walking back to their Trump Tower home with their Secret Service agents following close behind.

TikTok user Jessica Haizman, 26, from Geneva, Illinois, shared the video where she pulls the hair out of the brush and soaks them for 30 minutes with shampoo and baking soda.

Edmundo Moncayo, Ecuador's prison chief, said Tuesday's jail uprising that left 79 inmates dead was sparked by rival gangs fighting for control following the murder of a gang leader in December.

The president tweeted the sweet image alongside Major and Champ Tuesday. He wrote: 'Not many people have Oval Office walk-in privileges. 'Happy to report that these two are on the list.'

'You're doing it because she's Australian': US tennis star explodes at umpire before dismantling World No.1 Ash Barty in surprise straight-sets win

American tennis player Danielle Collins has exploded at the umpire accusing him of favouring World Number 1 Ash Barty because 'she's Australian.' Collins said the umpire made an unfair call during her straight set win against Barty in the WTA tournament at Adelaide's Memorial Drive tonight. The chair umpire Tom Sweeney denied Collins the chance to challenge Barty's return before her serve was broken during the first set.

The woman, 43, was abandoned by a smuggler in West Texas on February 13 as the extreme weather took hold across the state. She spent three days hiding among the rocks and three days in a shed.

Romanichal gypsy, Lee Ann from Philadelphia, argues with her husband Joe, about wanting their daughter Mary to meet a potential husband at her 10th birthday party on Gypsy Brides US.

TOM LEONARD: Has France's most famous ladies' man finally crossed the line?

Whether relieving himself in front of horrified fellow passengers on a plane, boasting of his youth as a grave-robbing rent boy or cosying up to the world's nastiest autocrats, Gerard Depardieu is a star who appears to revel in his wild excesses. In France, he is revered as a national hero and 'une force de nature', forgiven every scandal as the country's greatest male actor: a wine-guzzling bon viveur and the antithesis of the clean-cut, gym-sculpted Hollywood star. 'The man is dark, the actor is huge,' Catherine Deneuve has said of her compatriot and co-star in numerous films. That darkness may now finally overshadow his undeniable talents on screen. The hulking 72-year-old star of Cyrano De Bergerac and Jean De Florette has been charged with rape and sexual assault on an actress in her 20s. Pictured: Gerard Depardieu with Isabelle Huppert (left), with Fanny Ardant (top middle), with Ornella Muti (top right), with Catherine Deneuve (bottom middle) and with Angela Simon (bottom right).

The case against Boateng, which was first opened in 2019 before being shelved last year, has now been re-opened by Munich prosecutors after new information emerged after Lenhardt's suicide.

For his debut ready-to-wear collection for Fendi, Kim Jones delivered a wardrobe of 'real' clothes by taking inspiration from the femininity and savoir-faire which have long defined the luxury label.

The Ladies who could inherit the family seat under new proposals

FEMAIL reveals the stunning socialites who could be set to inherit the family pile and titles, under the new proposals, including LAdy Violet Manners, who would inherit Belvoir Castle (left) the Princess of Wales' niece Kitty Spencer (centre), who would inherit Althorp House, and Lady Katie Percy, who would inherit Alnwick Castle (right)

An incredible YouTube video is giving viewers a glimpse into what daily life in 1920s Paris could have looked like by restoring black-and-white clips of the city into full-colour.

Don't look under there! Father shares spooky baby monitor footage of toddler 'being pulled under her bed' while screaming 'Mummy!'

Footage captured by father-of-six Josh Dean, believed to be from the US, shows his daughter Emma screaming 'mummy' several times and disappearing from view under her bed. During the clip, which was captured not long before midnight on February 21, the young girl crawls off her bed and sticks her head underneath it to take a look. Just moments later she becomes panicked and cries out several times as her legs disappear under the bed.

Mother, 29, sheds 7st in 15 months after ditching sugary coffees and is now likened to

Tansy Arnett, 29, from Colchester, pictured left and inset before, admitted she found it difficult to keep up with her youngest son before dropping six dress sizes - going from a size 22 to an 8/10 (pictured right now). The primary school learning support assistant told how she's now brimming with confidence after joining Slimming World and has discovered a whole new relationship with food after yo-yo dieting for years. Tansy, who has been named Slimming World's Miss Slinky 2021, now eats three balanced meals a day cooked from scratch, which includes lots of fruit and vegetables.

Under China's new civil code divorcing spouses have the right for the first time to request compensation if they bore more responsibilities at home

The woman told the Beijing court that she 'looked after the child and managed household chores' while her husband did not participate in either.

Spain's north African enclave of Melilla has removed the country's last public statue of former dictator General Francisco Franco 45 years after his death.

DAVID JONES: Tiger Woods is a genius whose life has been one long car crash

DAVID JONES: Lying in a Californian hospital with his legs shattered and his glittering 30-year career surely beyond salvation, Tiger Woods might reflect that his personal life has been one long car crash. Both literally and figuratively. Pictured: Tiger Woods after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence in May 29, 2017 in Florida (main); with Elin Nordegren (top left); Rachel Uchitel (top right); Loredana Jolie (bottom right); Woods with girlfriend Erica Herman (bottom left); His crashed car after Elin learned of his cheating in 2009 (inset).

First identical twins, 19, to BOTH undergo sex change surgery reveal they 'never

Identical twins Mayla and Sofia,19, decided to undergo a five-hour gender reassignment surgery after they 'never identified as boys' in what their doctor calls a first. Pictured: Mayla after the surgery (right, top right inset) and before as a boy (bottom inset); Sophia before (left inset) and after the surgery (left main). The twins revealed that their first shower as women was 'magical'. The twins underwent the five-hour surgery one day apart at the Transgender Center Brazil, a clinic in the southeastern Brazilian city of Blumenau on 13 and 14 February. 'This is the only reported case in the world' of twins who were presumed to be male at birth undergoing female gender confirmation surgery together, said Dr Jose Carlos Martins, who performed the surgery.

The former secretary of state, 73, has written State of Terror with her friend, the Canadian author Louise Penny, telling the story of a novice Secretary of State during a series of terror attacks.

Lawrence Paul Anderson, 42, allegedly confessed to stabbing his neighbor, Andrea Lynn Blankenship, to death at her home in Oklahoma on February 9 before killing two other members of his family.

More than 3,000ft of rock core samples taken from below the Chicxulub crater in the Gulf of Mexico and they included evidence of asteroid dust, proving a space rock impact killed the dinosaurs.

Britain's most glamorous tennis star is taking to the road with her husband

Former tennis champion Annabel Croft (left) has turned a postal truck (right and top inset) into a mobile home. Her husband Mel Coleman, a former international yachtsman, helped her do it. By the time this phase of lockdown ends, they hope to have taken off in their van, on a tantalising-sounding mid-life adventure around Britain. Bottom inset: She works on the van.

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Hands-off parenting! Fearless 11-month-old baby drags stepladder across floor then climbs it to look out of window as mother calmly films her 

Footage captured by Sara Ferreira, 35, at her home in Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil, shows her 11-month-old daughter Laura making her way unaided to the top of a stepladder to look out of the window. During the clip, the infant, wearing a nappy, leans the folded stepladder against the wall and hauls herself onto each step. Laura perches at the very top before looking out of the window and then turning to give her mother a smile. Mrs Ferreira responded to online critics by saying the little girl was not at risk and had already climbed the stepladder twice before she filmed her.

An avid bird watcher in Pennsylvania had a one in a million encounter when he saw a rare cardinal with bright red feathers on one side and brownish white on the other, making it half male and half female.

Air France's new safety video doubles as a reminder of the hotspots you'll want to reacquaint yourself with. Viewers are transported from the Opéra Garnier to Hotel Martinez and beyond...

Texas ranching and oil heiress Anne Marion's $150million art collection goes up for

Marion, who founded the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, died last year at the age of 81..Marion and her husband, John Marion, a former Sotheby's chairman, established the museum in 1997. Sotheby's said three masterworks at the heart of the collection are expected to each sell for over $20 million They are: Warhol's 'Elvis 2 Times,' Richard Diebenkorn's 'Ocean Park No. 40,' and Clyfford Still's 'PH-125 (1948-No. 1).' Sotheby's said the masterworks that formed her art collection were featured in her Fort Worth home, which was designed by architect I.M. Pei.

   

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Wizard of Oz's Wicked Witch actress Margaret Hamilton on sale for $2.4m

A Hollywood home once owned by The Wizard of Oz actress Margaret Hamilton has been listed for sale for $2.4 million.  The three bedroom villa - located off the Sunset Strip - was purchased by Hamilton after she played the Wicked Witch of the West in the classic MGM film, which was released in 1939.  Hamilton died in 1985 and its current owners have given the 3,000 square foot pad a plush makeover - but the property still exudes Old Hollywood glamour. 

Myka Meier, the etiquette instructor for the Plaza Hotel in New York, says Farno Rezaei-Farsse, who runs the Middle East-based Fars School of Etiquette, replicates her posts.

The scene - which aired on the network earlier this month - featured an Orthodox Jewish character named Ezriel refusing a bone graph from a 'goyim, an Arab or a woman'.

Scientists are developing a 'digital twin' of Earth that creates and tests simulations to predict future events like extreme weather and food shortages to help world leaders better prepare.

Royal Marines from 45 Commando have been diving into sub-zero temperature waters, building shelters out of snow and wood and traversing harsh terrain in a training exercise.

The bizarre mating ritual of the blue sea dragon: Footage reveals how the hermaphrodite creatures kiss before coiling their penises together and mutually fertilising each other's eggs

The animals are hermaphrodites and all have penises which intertwine during mating, allowing the eggs of both individuals to get fertilised. Blue sea dragons are sea slugs known scientifically as Glaucus atlanticus and are white on top and blue on their belly to camouflage in the ocean. Once the eggs have been fertilised via the precarious coital dance, the partners separate and lay their eggs. These eggs are on strings which contain up to 20 each and will be laid on floating pieces of wood, plastic, or anything else that is floating. There is no gestation needed, and hundreds of the eggs can hatch within hours.

   

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