Add The Blobfish To Ugly Sea Creatures List, Threatened By Deep Water Commercial Fishing, Video The Blobfish may be ugly but scientists say the lazy looking creature deserves to keep its home in the deep waters...
Environmentalists have seen numbers of the largest carnivorous marsupial, the Tasmanian Devil, shrink by 60% over the last decade due to a transmissible cancer. They used to exist on the Australian mainland but...
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Stoned wallabies are responsible for making crop circles in the Australian island state of Tasmania, according to government officials. The marsupials (related to the kangaroo) are getting, and I quote, "high as a...
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This was taken between Marrawah and Smithton. The sun was setting and a beautiful golden light flooded the scenery. Incredibly, an eagle appeared..........
People in Adelaide, South Australia, can breathe a little easier: the heat wave has eased. After enduring temperatures as high as 45.6C/114F, residents are no doubt delighted. The heat wave is blamed for the deaths of moe than 20 people. Meanwhile, firefighters are still...
150 PILOT WHALES have died after becoming stranded on a remote beach off Tasmania, Australia. " About 150 whales have died after being stranded in a remote coastal area of the Australian...
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Tasmanian devils are living like there's no tomorrow because of a prevelant form of cancer that is shortening their lives. Apparently they're now 16 times more likely to breed at age one, which is years before...
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Dhoni criticised the Aussies for their "provocative behaviour" during Sunday's Sydney ODI, which prompted the Indians to lodge a formal complaint with the match referee.
(live-PR.com) - Feb 26 (PTI) Indian skipper...
Guns are outlawed in Australia"The sister in-law of a notorious Australian serial killer is in favour of guns and is seeking election on this stand. She is standing for a Senate seat in this weekend’s Australian elections "
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I wonder if China is to blame for this one? GHB, also known as liquid ecstasy, was found in this children's toy."A Queensland toddler is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning from a toy which contains...
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Inbreeding amongst Tasmanian Devils has left them susceptible to a virulent, communicable tumor that that behaves almost like a virus, as the animals' immune systems don't recognize the malignant cells as foreign...
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Jul. 13 - Scientists in Australia are examining a giant squid that washed up on Tasmania's west coast.
The
squid was found on Ocean Beach, near Strahan, on the western coast of
the island state of Tasmania....
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Everyone loves a good giant squid story. I like this quote: it's "not your usual flotsam or jetsam"."Once people thought they existed only in sailor's tall tales. Jules Verne's fictional Captain Nemo fought one,...
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