Animal Behaviour

Elephant Anchali kinks the hose to stop the flow of water.

Up to 100 million red crabs have begun their annual march to the ocean ahead of mating season on the remote Australian island, after dry weather delayed last year's migration.

A scientist hopes to learn more about the exact age of the iconic record-breaking saltwater crocodile Cassius, believed to be up to 120 years old, after the croc died at the weekend.

Riley Grining was skippering a cruise around Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour on Sunday when he received a call to help stop a pod of pilot whales from stranding themselves on a beach.

They have roamed for thousands of years, their presence woven into the country's culture and ecosystems. But the increasing presence of dingoes in areas where farmers are grazing livestock is creating a complex and emotive challenge.

A quarter of a century since white sharks were declared vulnerable, scientists and surfers want to know whether steps to protect the predator along Australia's coasts are linked to a recent wave of attacks.

A unique collaboration in south-east Queensland will introduce one-way escape hatches so the marsupials can travel to their breeding spots without doubling back into traffic.   

An angler's close encounter with a 4-metre shark near the popular tourist town of Exmouth in Western Australia creates a flurry of excitement online.

The hunt for a "problem" saltwater crocodile in one of Western Australia's most popular tourist towns has residents calling for stronger action against the feared creatures.

Imagine wading in the shallows at the beach and tasting mussels and clams hidden under the sand — with your feet. A new study shows fish species evolved to do just that.

Emus might look ungainly when they pick up pace, but they’re actually very efficient runners, a new study suggests.

An elusive freshwater crocodile that has been the talk of an outback town for months will not be targeted for removal after wildlife authorities deemed the "shy and timid" animal no threat to human life.

Sammy the elephant seal weighs thousands of kilograms and normally lives near Antarctica. But Portland locals have embraced him, while avoiding some of the trouble Tasmanians have experienced with another of his kind.

Magpie nesting season is in full swing and wildlife experts want walkers and cyclists to know how best to respond to swooping birds.

Despite forced copulation being common in nature, females of some species have evolved ways that give them ultimate control over who fertilises her eggs.

As if swooping wasn't bad enough, faking injuries and vomit attacks are also on the list of defences birds use against predators during nesting season.

The new male chimpanzees at Rockhampton Zoo have agitated a crucial breeding female. Leakey and her bub will now be sent to Sydney Zoo to reduce tensions.

Animals can sleep on the wing, standing up, sitting in a tree or diving in the ocean. Many don't close their eyes, and some don't even have eyelids. Here are some of the strangest ways to snooze.

Amid the pressurised rat race of daily life, young people across Asia have turned to a 'buddha-like' animal to inspire them.

The annual Ig Nobel awards celebrates a slew of bizarre research that makes you laugh, and then makes you think. These are some of this year's winners.