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Young cold-blooded animals are suffering the most as Earth heats up, research finds

Climate change is making heatwaves worse. Many people have already noticed the difference – and so too have other animals.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022

Dead whales washed ashore on King Island

More than a dozen dead sperm whales have washed ashore on King Island, north of Tasmania.

AAP · Sep 20, 2022

Moves as smooth as silk: scientists uncover Australian ant-slayer spider’s hunting secrets

With stealth followed by speedy acrobatics, Euryopis umbilicata can successfully catch banded sugar ants twice its size

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2022

Have to be realistic about losses; not easy to bring back animal from extinction: Cheetah expert

The cheetahs may have to be monitored for their entire life as they are the first ones on the ground.

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2022

Arunachal constable ‘chases’ butterflies, teaches economics

Roshan Upadhaya has so far recorded seven species in State

The Hindu · Sep 19, 2022

Dugongs and turtles are starving to death in Queensland seas – and La Niña's floods are to blame

To rescue a turtle, University of the Sunshine Coast PhD candidate Caitlin Smith half-swam, half-crawled across mud on an inner tube. She tied a harness around its chest and front flippers, so the rest of the team could carefully pull it to safety. It was just one of 15 sick…

The Conversation · Sep 19, 2022

Dolphin frolicking inside swimming enclosure at Ramsgate Beach leaves after netting is removed

Sydneysiders were urged not to enter the water at Ramsgate Beach while a dolphin was frolicking inside the netted swimming area.

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

Feeding cane toad corpses to freshwater crocodiles could protect species from pest

As Australia's cane toad invasion inches closer to conquering the Kimberley, innovative research using their corpses could protect populations of freshwater crocodiles in their path.

ABC News · Sep 19, 2022

Letters to The Editor — September 19, 2022

Cheetah reintroduction

The Hindu · Sep 18, 2022

Talking to whales: can AI bridge the chasm between our consciousness and other animals?

Speaking to animals has long been a fantasy. But now a dizzyingly ambitious project is harnessing all the power of modern science in an attempt to understand what whales say – and then hold conversations with them. By Patrick Barkham

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022