This World Wombat Day, we look back at three women who have dedicated their lives to protecting one of Australia’s most iconic marsupials. 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/meet-the-w… ✍️ Esme Mathis, 2022  📸 Jarred Walker, unless otherwise credited.

This Reptile Awareness Day (21 October) we look back at Justin Meneguzzi’s report on the state of the illegal wildlife trade in Australia. 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/australias…

It’s spring, and Australian birds are building their nests.  🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/birds-are-… ✍️ Bethany Kiss, Jacinta Humphrey, Sarah Bekessy & @theconversation.aunz 🎓 University of Melbourne & RMIT University 📸 Ursula Dutkiewicz for Federation University Australia

Every week is bird week here at Australian Geographic, but BirdLife Australia’s Bird Week 2026 calls for something special. We heard your bird calls, we listened, and our Birds of Australia tee is back in adults and kids sizes. 💛🦜 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/bird-shirt…

In honour of Bird Week we’re revisiting the history of Australia’s most well-known bird, the beloved budgerigar. Poke about in many a memory, and bingo, there’s often a budgie. 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/budgerigar… ✍️ Sarah Harris and Don Baker, 2020

Just because we can, does it mean we should? 🧪 One of the most prominent de-extinction breakthroughs in recent years is the ‘rebirth’ of the dire wolf by Colossal Biosciences. What do you think about scientific attempts to de-extinct animals?  Read 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/de-extinct…

So how do saltwater crocodiles manage to eat the highly toxic cane toads when their freshwater cousins suffer? 🔗aus-geo.com.au/go/crocs-are-… ✍️ Grace Heathcote 📸 David White

This World Migratory Bird Day (October 10) we look back at Karen McGhee’s story exploring the feathered frequent flyers of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/southern-j…

Women were barred from Antarctic Exploration, often being refused on the grounds that Antarctica’s climate was much too harsh for them. Learn about one of the women who broke the ice ceiling, Diana Patterson.    Read the article: aus-geo.com.au/go/smashing-t…

Aristotle, one of the greatest minds in history, claimed octopuses were “dumb”. This World Octopus Day (October 8) we look back at Sheree Marris’ feature all about octopus intelligence. 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/serious-se…

Not only is the brown booby (Sula leucogaster) among Australia’s most underrated beauties, but it’s also one of the slickest hunters of the skies and sea. 🔗 aus-geo.com.au/go/brown-boob…

A cassowary's diet consists of rainforest fruits. They help encourage rainforest regeneration with they disperse the seeds of the fruit they eat over long distances through their droppings. 📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo #EvolutionaryWonders #SouthernCassowary

Did you know? A cassowary's casque acts as a thermal window, releasing excess heat through a network of blood vessels.  📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo #EvolutionaryWonders #SouthernCassowary

Cassowaries have strong three-toed legs with claws that help them fend off predators and trespassers to their territory. A cassowary’s height reaches up to 2 metres, so you definitely don’t want to mess with one of their kicks. 📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo

The southern cassowary lives in the rainforests of Australia’s far north and is one of the largest birds on earth. It’s part of the ratite group and related to birds like the emu and ostrich. 📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo #EvolutionaryWonders #SouthernCassowary

Some pearl fish live inside the anus of sea cucumbers to hide from their predators. Most are harmless, but some of them can start eating their hosts from within. 📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo #EvolutionaryWonders #SeaCucumbers

Ever got so nervous, you felt like you were about to throw up? When sea cucumbers are threatened, many of them eject their toxic guts... through their anus. Don’t worry, they grow back. 📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo #EvolutionaryWonders #SeaCucumbers

Sea cucumbers are vital to the health of the ocean. They consume sediment, which helps to suppress diseases that may otherwise infect corals or fishes. 📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo #EvolutionaryWonders #SeaCucumbers

Sea cucumbers are descendants of ancient echinoderms. They have no brains, instead depending on their nerve strings and neural tissue to function 🧠😶 📺 Evolutionary Wonders #AusGeo #EvolutionaryWonders #SeaCucumbers

Wombats are the only animal in the world to produce cube-shaped poo. 💩 Scientists suggest this cube shape evolved as a byproduct of their digestive system, which squeezes dry water from their diet of fibrous plants. 📺 Evolutionary Wonders