Animals
Dingo attack or drowning? Coroner reveals circumstances of Canadian teen’s death
Before her death, Piper James had told her friends she was going for an early swim.
- Julius Dennis
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A dog was off leash on a Sydney beach. A little penguin paid the price
Manly has the only breeding colony of fairy penguins on mainland NSW. The population has plummeted from 70 pairs in 2013-2014 to 15 pairs in 2024-2025.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Alarming’ mystery fungus putting Australian reptiles at risk
A fungal infection found growing on Brisbane water dragons poses a risk to half the reptile species in Australia, researchers warn.
- Julius Dennis
‘Skeletal’ seal seeks respite in the Cooks River
It’s the same species as the healthy seals that frequently sun themselves on the VIP stairs at the Sydney Opera House.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Stunning bat cave footage captures disease spread risk for first time
Researchers were astonished to film at least 14 different species, including monitor lizards, leopards and monkeys, visiting the cave to feast on potentially disease-ridden bats.
- Arthur Scott-Geddes
After lonely baby monkey goes viral, his Ikea comfort toy sells out
Videos show Punch carrying his stuffed toy orangutan around with him and running back to it for comfort when scolded or rejected by other monkeys.
- Maggie Penman and Kyle Melnick
- Opinion
- Pets
Don’t bell Australia’s cats. Just make it illegal to own one
It is rightly illegal to own or import a fox, and yet we allow the breeding and selling of cats, which do about 10 times more damage.
- Antone Martinho-Truswell
‘Long time coming’: The days of free-roaming cats could be numbered in WA
Amendments to the state’s Cat Act will give local governments the legal right to introduce and manage their own cat containment laws.
- Hamish Hastie
A man tied a greyhound to a treadmill and left it to die. Racing authorities couldn’t touch him
An ex-trainer has been warned off greyhound racing for three years following a dog’s death.
- Danny Russell
Born to be wild
An historic release of Manning River turtles born and bred in captivity in the wild Barrington River, a tributary of the Manning, in NSW.