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From fear-inducing giant spiders in unusual places to the discovery of mysterious new species, insects from Australia and the rest of the world are fascinating.
There's no shortage of shark-related news in in Australia - but despite our fearful fascination with these majestic beasts, the chances of one of those needle-like teeth ever puncturing your skin are staggeringly low.
Sharks have scared us a lot this year, primarily for suspected attacks on humans - however, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us.
A BBC news anchor who was forced to face his fears live on-air has captured the hearts of people all over the world with one hilariously relatable confession.
Tourists were enjoying a midday swim at Wangi Falls in Litchfield National Park yesterday, unaware of the 2.4-metre saltwater crocodile lurking beneath the surface.
They've long been known for their surprising intellect, akin to that of a dog, but now new evidence suggests that octopus may be even smarter than we think, seemingly experiencing dreams as they sleep.
Tens of thousands of Mormon cricket eggs buried about an inch deep in the soil began to hatch in late May and early June. For weeks, the red critters have been invading swaths of northern Nevada and causing chaos.
Footage of what appears to be a white whale swimming of the coast of Queensland could be famous white humpback Migaloo, whale experts say - or it could be another rare white whale.
The annual search for the best wildlife and landscape photographs taken across Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea drew 2,182 high-calibre entries from 550 photographers across 10 countries.
The killings highlighted the growing human-wildlife conflict in parts of east Africa that conservationists say has been exacerbated by a years-long drought.
A wolverine was spotted three times last month in the eastern Sierra Nevada in California, a rare occurrence for an animal that's only been seen one other time in the US state over the last 100 years, state wildlife officials said.
Passengers on a river cruise in the Northern Territory could hardly believe their eyes when six-metre crocodile, known as "Dominator", began devouring a juvenile croc within metres of their boat.
The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March.
Hovering his phone over the Adelaide River in the remote Northern Territory Damian Duffy captured a sight he says "would be the last thing you would see" in the wild.
A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers across the Shire River in Malawi's Nsanje district in Africa was attacked by a hippo, causing it to overturn, authorities said.