The oceans contain a vast variety of creatures. Here are some marine animals whose names span the alphabet from A to Z.
Perhaps the scariest toad of all is the cane toad, a species native to South America. This insect-eating amphibian was introduced to Australia to protect crops. The plan backfired. The cane toad failed to control crop-eating insects, and its introduction was extremely harmful to several much-l...
For example, during testing in Australia, Volvo discovered that their northern hemisphere-trained self-driving technology was ‘fooled’ by kangaroos and their unusual hopping gait (Zhou, 2017), putting the vehicles at greater risk of collisions than, say, would occur with European deer. Similarly...
The camel narrator of “The Bones,” on the other hand, notes that it was camels that made it possible for colonizers to settle Australia. Camels, he explains, carried building supplies and luxury items into Australia’s interior—something that only camels could do, given their ability to ...
He was befriended by a soldier serving in the unit when it was stationed in Egypt during the Second World War. The dog subsequently followed the battalion throughout various locations in the Middle East and in Greece and Crete, before being brought back to Australia in 1942. 140 votes Is ...
This episode is brought to you by the Australiasian Animal Studies Association, which you should join today, and the Animal Publics book series, from Sydney University Press, where you can find your next animal-related read. Download this Episode ...
Aruba Brazil Portugal Cape Verde India Australia Barbados Chile Mozambique Taiwan Kermadec Islands Bermuda Peru South Africa Vietnam New Zealand Canada Pitcairn Islands Hawaii Jamaica Mexico Panama United States The total population of blue dragons is unknown. The IUCN does not currently include ...
Robin There are more than 45 species in Australia alone! Rodents The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and Fi...
Despite a widespread aversion towards faeces and urine, animal excreta are used in traditional medicine in many countries since centuries, but records are scattered and few therapeutic uses have been accurately documented while in the current context of
( ) 8. A. China. B. The USA. C. Canada. D. Australia. ( ) 9. A. A doctor. B. A dentist. C. An ambulance driver. D. A street cleaner. ( ) 10. A. To do his homework. B. To buy a new rug. C. To move to a ...