Short-Beaked Echidna: The Spiny Egg-Laying Mammal
The short-beaked echidna is an egg-laying mammal with unique adaptations, including sensory abilities for hunting insects.
July 2026
Spotted-Tail Quoll: Australia's Unique Carnivorous Marsupial
Explore the attributes of the Spotted-Tail Quoll, Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial.
Peacock Spider: The Colourful Dancer
Discover the vibrant courtship dances and unique traits of the peacock spider.
February 2026
Thylacine: The Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
The thylacine or Tasmanian tiger went extinct in 1936. Expert guide to what it was, why it was killed off, and whether genetic de-extinction could bring it back.
December 2025
Kangaroo Jumps: The Physics Behind Their Leap
Kangaroos hop at 70 km/h using zero extra energy at speed. Expert guide to the physics of kangaroo locomotion and the unique tendons that make it work.
Kangaroo Pouch: Functionality and Evolutionary Success
Kangaroos can jump 8 meters and raise joeys the size of a jellybean in their pouches. Expert guide to marsupial reproduction and kangaroo biology.
Quokka: The Happiest Animal on Earth
Quokkas earned the title 'happiest animal' with their permanent smiles and friendly nature. Expert guide to these Australian marsupials and the Rottnest Island phenomenon.
Platypus: The Strangest Mammal in the World
Platypuses lay eggs, produce venom, and detect prey with electroreceptors. Expert guide to the strangest mammal and why it breaks all mammalian rules.
November 2025
Is the Great Barrier Reef Really Dying?
Coral bleaching has damaged 50 percent of Great Barrier Reef corals since 2016. Expert guide to what is actually happening to the world's largest reef system.
October 2025
The Most Venomous Sea Creature
The box jellyfish kills faster than any other venomous animal. Expert guide to the deadliest sea creature, its eyes, venom, and why swimmers fear it most.
Irukandji Jellyfish: The Thumbnail-Sized Killer
Irukandji jellyfish are only 2.5cm but deliver venom causing 'feeling of impending doom.' Expert guide to Australia's tiny deadly jellyfish.
August 2025
The Most Venomous Snake on Earth
The inland taipan has venom 50 times more toxic than a cobra's. Expert guide to the world's most venomous snake - LD50, bite effects, habitat, and survival rate.
Saltwater Crocodile: Features and Adaptations
Everything about the saltwater crocodile: size, habitat, bite force, ocean swims, death roll, reproduction, conservation, and the strange facts that make Crocodylus porosus the largest living reptile.
Red Kangaroo: Largest Marsupial in the World
Everything about the red kangaroo: size, habitat, hopping mechanics, diet, embryonic diapause, tri-lactation, conservation, and the strange facts that make Osphranter rufus the world's largest marsupial.
June 2025
Tasmanian Devil: The Largest Carnivorous Marsupial
Everything about the Tasmanian devil: size, bite force, habitat, diet, reproduction, the contagious Devil Facial Tumour Disease, and the strange facts that make Sarcophilus harrisii the largest living carnivorous marsupial.
May 2025
Thylacine: The Largest Marsupial Predator
Everything about the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger: size, stripes, habitat, hunting, jaw gape, the 1936 extinction of Benjamin, de-extinction projects, and the strange facts that made Thylacinus cynocephalus the largest marsupial predator of modern times.
Southern Cassowary: The World's Most Dangerous Bird
Everything about the southern cassowary: size, habitat, dagger claws, the disputed bony casque, rainforest seed dispersal, parenting by males, conservation, and the strange facts that make Casuarius casuarius the world's most dangerous living bird.
Inland Taipan: Habitat, Behaviour and Bite Risk
Everything about the inland taipan: size, habitat, diet, venom potency, reproduction, conservation, and the strange facts that make Oxyuranus microlepidotus the most venomous land snake on Earth.
April 2025
Perentie: Australia's Largest Lizard Species
Everything about the perentie: size, habitat, diet, tripod stance, venomous bite, Aboriginal cultural significance, and the strange facts that make Varanus giganteus the largest lizard in Australia and the fourth-largest on Earth.
Koala: Unique Insights About This Iconic Marsupial
Everything about the koala: size, eucalyptus diet, 22-hour sleep, downward-opening pouch, human-like fingerprints, chlamydia crisis, bushfire impact, and the strange biology that makes Phascolarctos cinereus one of Australia's most threatened marsupials.
Magnetic Termite: Nature's Living Compasses
Everything about the magnetic termite: north-south mound alignment, solar thermoregulation, colony structure, diet, Litchfield National Park tourism, and the strange facts that make Amitermes meridionalis the living compasses of northern Australia.
March 2025
Eastern Brown Snake: Australia's Deadliest
Everything about the eastern brown snake: size, habitat, diet, venom potency, reproduction, conservation, and the strange facts that make Pseudonaja textilis the deadliest snake in Australia by human fatality count.
February 2025
Central Bearded Dragon: A Popular Lizard Pet
Everything about the central bearded dragon: size, Australian desert habitat, the throat-puffing beard display, arm-waving submission signals, temperature-driven sex reversal, captive morphs, and the strange facts that make Pogona vitticeps the world's most popular pet lizard.
January 2025
Diprotodon: Largest Marsupial Ever
Everything about Diprotodon optatum: size, habitat, diet, the Lake Callabonna mummified herd, the 46,000-year-old extinction, the Bunyip oral tradition, and why this 2-tonne wombat-relative was the largest marsupial that ever lived.
Superb Lyrebird
Everything about the superb lyrebird: size, habitat, mimicry, courtship, tail display, and the strange facts that make Menura novaehollandiae the largest songbird and the finest vocal mimic on Earth.
Little Penguin
Everything about the little penguin (also called fairy penguin or little blue penguin): size, habitat, diet, burrow nesting, the Phillip Island penguin parade, Maremma dog guardians, the 2016 species split, conservation, and the strange facts that make Eudyptula minor the smallest penguin on Earth.
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo: A Cognitive Marvel
Everything about the sulphur-crested cockatoo: size, habitat, intelligence, mimicry, bin-opening culture, dancing to music, and the strange facts that make Cacatua galerita one of the most cognitively gifted birds alive.
Wombat: Fascinating Traits of This Unique Marsupial
Everything about the wombat: size, burrows, cube-shaped droppings, backward pouch, reinforced rear-end defence, three species, and the strange biology that makes Vombatus ursinus one of Australia's most unusual marsupials.
December 2024
Platypus: The Egg-Laying Mammal with Unique Traits
Everything about the platypus: the egg-laying, venomous, electroreceptive, biofluorescent monotreme from eastern Australia - size, diet, habitat, reproduction, and the strange facts that make Ornithorhynchus anatinus one of the most unusual mammals on Earth.