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Ouch, my heart: the Mareeba rock wallaby
Meet the adorable Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba), found in just one place in the world.
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Hydrosaurus lizards look like old-timey dinosaurs
Remember, back in the day, when all of our dinosaur toys looked like this beautifully posed Hydrosaurus lizard?
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Yellow crazy ant genes are like nothing we’ve ever seen before
Yellow crazy ants are the worst.
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This super-rare giant glider has a voice like a lawnmower
How is the mahogany glider not a household name?
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The striped pyjama squid is never going back to the office
This tiny cephalopod was born to work from home. It’s not just the fact that it has its jammies on 24/7 (it’s going camera-off, thanks very much), but – and let’s be honest here – the striped pyjama squid might look cute, but it’s not a great hang.
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The southern right whale dolphin looks like a torpedo
Is anyone else weirdly intimidated right now? The slick, super-streamlined look of the southern right whale dolphin comes courtesy of its missing dorsal fin – a rare feature among dolphins.
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Is the musk lorikeet Australia’s best-smelling bird?
Do you know what a cockatoo smells like? How about a king parrot? Most of us have only really smelled an ibis (and not by choice – their odour precedes them by about half a block), but did you know that some birds actually smell great?
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The Dendrogaster parasite is the stuff of nightmares
Whether it’s fleas or ticks, hookworms or heartworms, bedbugs or lice, a horrifying array of parasites lurk in every corner, ready and waiting for a suitable host. These tiny creatures are irksome enough, but what’s truly terrifying is the parasites that completely overwhelm their hosts’ bodies, turning them into zombified shells.
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Sydneysiders: don’t step on the red-crowned toadlet
Sydney, it’s your time to shine, because this beautiful little frog has made its choice. Found nowhere else on Earth except a tiny pocket in the Sydney Basin, the red-crowned toadlet (Pseudophryne australis) is a rare sight to see, so it’s worth knowing what to look (and hear) for.
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The great eared nightjar looks like a baby dragon
With golden plumage sitting atop its head like ears, a tiny beak obscured by fluff and huge round eyes, the great eared nightjar looks like a plump little dragon hatchling.