Animal Behaviour

The yellow-bellied sea snake, which usually lives off the continental shelf, intrigues locals but comes with a warning from wildlife rescuers.

Researchers watched hours of video footage of a common bat species doing the deed to discover they use their massive penis like an arm to reproduce via "contact mating" instead of penetration, making them the first-known mammal to use this method.

First Nations rangers and the CSIRO embark on a groundbreaking, space-based surveillance project to track and manage 1,000 wild bovine in remote northern Australia.

Wet conditions in recent years have been a blessing for malleefowl in South Australia's Riverland, but they have also been a blessing for wild goats that can destroy the birds' habitat.

Researchers in a new study have found that metal pollution around the reef could be interfering with their hormones and upsetting the gender balance amongst the species.

Snake catcher Rex Neindorf says recent bushfires have pushed higher numbers of deadly snakes into Alice Springs as they look for food in people's backyards and kitchens.

From a distance it resembled a mythic monster but as it came closer in the tropical Queensland waters a stunned onlooker realised the struggling creature was a large bird — and not a seabird.

Rising temperatures are already skewing sea turtle clutches towards having more female than males, but new research suggests heavy metal pollution could be too.

Professor John Woinarski explains how fires will impact endangered plants and animals.

Marine scientist Shannon Coppersmith talks about her research catching sea snakes in Exmouth Gulf.

In the remote mountains of Papua, scientists have captured footage of an echidna recorded only once by a Dutch botanist in 1961.

Scientists rediscover a long-lost species of mammal described as having the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an anteater and the feet of a mole, in Papua's Cyclops Mountains more than 60 years after it was last recorded.

Toxinologist Dr Christina Zdenek explains how to treat a snake bite and introduces ABC's Mark Rennie to some of her snakes.

Experts are on the hunt for a new dog to join their Queensland troop of koala-saving pooches who help detect and protect sick and injured endangered koalas.

The baby boy only came into the world a week ago, but he's already racing around his enclosure and captivating all who come to see him.

Experts say the "confronting" sights that greeted NSW beachgoers was likely caused by bad weather, though other factors could also have been at play.

Conservationists are working with citizen scientists to ensure the powerful owl is protected as habitat loss drives it into new areas.

Air gun testing critical to Western Australia's offshore oil, gas and energy ambitions is "dazing" the state's valuable western rock lobsters, a new study finds.

Urine samples collected from wild chimpanzees in Uganda over decades have revealed older female chimps undergo hormonal changes much like those in menopausal humans.

Misha the show dog ran away from a serious crash about 60 kilometres from Broken Hill in May. Her owners have been rewarded for never giving up hope she would be found.

For the past 15 years, falcon lovers around the world have watched on with joy and at times heartbreak at the private lives of a peregrine falcon family live streamed for a university project.

The Kroombit tinker frog is critically endangered with just 150 frogs left in the wild. After years of research, scientists have released the first captive-bred frogs.

There is excitement among a group of ecologists in north-east Victoria who have been working for nearly eight years to reintroduce an endangered frog species.

We often hear urban magpies calling and singing. Now, a researcher is studying what impacts our own noises are having on the birds, which can have trouble finding new homes due to the species' territorial nature.

Brian O'Donnell, 74, is resting at home after being left with his "slipper full of blood and pants half torn off" when attacked by a large, male kangaroo on his St Arnaud property on Saturday.