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Funnel-webs The Australian Reptile Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Somersby on Sydney's Central Coast. Last July the park's main building caught fire, and more than 500 reptiles and amphibians perished. About 400 funnel-web spiders were also killed...

Genetic Cruelty Over the last century, enormous developments have occurred in dogs. There are over 160 breeds of dogs available in Australia and the colours, sizes and shapes are truly a great achievement. ...

Giant Spiders'Burke's Backyard' has a message for all 'arachnophobes' (those who fear spiders): steer clear of the Australian Museum at College Street in Sydney this summer. Those who love spiders however will enjoy a new...

Giant Wood Moths Qantas Amazing Australia   Recently on 'Burke's Backyard' Don and Dr Geoff Monteith, Senior Curator of Insects at the Queensland Museum, went on the hunt for the Giant Wood Moth, which is a fascinating...

Glossy Black-Cockatoo and Gang Gang Cockatoo Glossy Black-Cockatoo An uncommon sight in the eastern states of Australia is the Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami) also known as the Casuarina Cockatoo as it feeds on She-oak (Casuarina) cones....

Glowing Budgies Don visited Dr Justin Marshall at the University of Queensland's Department of Vision, Touch and Hearing. Dr Marshall and his colleagues have discovered that the ultraviolet pigments on budgerigars' feathers play a big role in their...

Voting has now closed The five category winners in our 'Great Aussie Pet Competition' are: Category 1 - Cutest Pet: Sasha Category 2 - Best Performer: Gillian ...

Guide Dog AssociationGuide Dog Associations are probably best known for providing Guide Dogs to people who are blind or visually impaired. What many people do not know is that in addition to breeding and training...

Hearing Dogs Radiographer, Emese Gal, suffers from a rare genetic disease called Neurofibromatosis 2 (also called Central Bilateral Acoustic NF) which causes tumours to grow on both auditory nerves. Emese lost her hearing three years ago, but thanks...

HeartwormHeartworm disease occurs when infected mosquitoes inject larvae into a dog's bloodstream. After four to six months the larvae develop into adult worms which grow up to 26cm (10") long, and live inside the dog's...