Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.

Welcome to Deadly Australian Animals. In the middle of the Indian and Pacific Oceans lies Australia; a piece of paradise. You can see some of this country’s most magnificent landscapes and seascapes.

When it comes to unique animals, few are as bewildering as the platypus. Found exclusively in eastern Australia, this egg-laying mammal defies categorization. The platypus sports a duck-like bill, ...

America’s highways are no easy place for wildlife, but some animals have found incredible ways to survive and thrive amid speeding cars and human infrastructure. From clever road crossings to ...

Australia remains the only continent free of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain. But experts warn it’s only a matter of time ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

Around the world, humans routinely kill carnivores to protect livestock and game, increase human safety and conserve native ...

Jennea missed her train home for Christmas. Then a kind stranger changed her life 16 min read Travellers fume over ‘horrendous’ flaw with Australian passports 4 min read But some Australians have ...

Such events highlight the importance of comprehensive exotic animals insurance in Australia. Exotic animals insurance: industry trends and emerging risks The Australian exotic animals insurance ...

But the Australian versions of native animals have never taken off. A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald stated that keeping native animals as pets would be legalised under a plan put to the ...

A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold ...

The zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (however the zoo's website notes bedtime for some animals is 4:30 p.m.).