Baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng becomes overnight celebrity. But officials warn about cruel visitor behaviour
A Thai zoo has been forced to limit crowds visiting viral online sensation Moo Deng after videos show mistreatment of the pygmy hippo.
Teen’s disappearance prompts call for migrants to receive water safety warnings before arriving in Australia
Life saving and migration experts say the recent disappearance of a teenager who was swept from rocks has highlighted the urgent need for water safety warnings to be given to migrants even before they leave their countries of origin, in order to urgently reduce the high number of drowning tragedies involving new arrivals.
The restorative benefits of watching a sunset
The multi-sensory experience of watching a sunset can make us feel connected to something bigger and boost our mental health, according to psychologists.
Magpie-swooping season is here. But you can avoid attack – if you play by their rules
From donning ‘pie-proof’ bike helmets to conversing with the songbirds, the key to avoiding avian conflict might be learning to speak their language, experts say
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Down a gravel track in the backblocks west of Ipswich ride six middle-aged women. Their bikes are black, their shorts and exercise tops nondescript – but strapped atop their helmets are party hats.
“You know those little cone hats you used to wear as a kid?” Christina Slik says. “With the streamers on top and the reflective colouring?”
Tourists from ‘all over the world’ have ridden horses on this beach, but it’s time to hang up the reins
Andrew McCarthy has spent more than a decade combining his two loves — horses and the ocean — while putting a sleepy Queensland beach side town firmly on the tourism map.
Looking for a ‘change of pace’, this chippy found himself at the bottom of the world
Andrew Brock was scrolling through job ads one day thinking about a career change. He’s now working as a carpenter at Antarctica’s Mawson Station.