What’s the fastest land mammal in Australia? It can outpace a human thanks to giant ‘springs’ in its legs

What’s the fastest land mammal in Australia? It can outpace a human thanks to giant ‘springs’ in its legs

Australia has a reputation for being full of deadly – and often wonderfully weird – wildlife. But many of its endemic animals, such as the wombat, koala and platypus, aren’t known for their fast pace – apart from one. What’s the fastest land mammal in Australia? The fastest terrestrial mammal in Australia is the red kangaroo which can clock up a […]

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Monotreme dreams: the plan to reintroduce platypuses into Adelaide’s once ‘noxious’ river

Monotreme dreams: the plan to reintroduce platypuses into Adelaide’s once ‘noxious’ river

In May 1872, Adelaide’s doctors were surveyed about the “noxious effluvia” emanating from the River Torrens, the South Australian Advertiser reported. John Burn wrote to the paper to say he endorsed their condemnation of “the filthy state of Adelaide – a city of stenches”. “If any of our citizens be sceptical, I would suggest his […]

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