Animals
My dolphin swim overseas was horrible. I tried it again in Australia
Animal tourism can be disturbing – for both tourists and wildlife – if it’s not run properly. Fortunately, this Australian operator treats its attractions with respect.
- Craig Platt
‘If you run, you become prey’: In this camp, not all guests are human
“Where can I go for a jog?” I ask naively. “You can’t jog here,” the ranger says.
- Steve Jacobs
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- Adventure holidays
The beautiful, comical birds that changed my life
The apparent untethered joy of two spinning and swimming Galapagos penguins left an indelible impression on this writer, leading to the discover a new ambition.
- Jamie Lafferty
The basic Aussie survival skill we forget as soon as we go overseas
As a nation, there’s nothing we love more than terrifying foreigners with stories of our own deadly creatures.
- Justine Costigan
Seeing the world’s loneliest animal moved me to tears. Now there’s hope
The northern white rhino is on the brink of extinction. But a laboratory in Germany may now have the means to save them.
- Sue Williams
The ‘rarest cat in the world’ is surprisingly social
A rare black leopard is reviving ancient mythology in the Kenyan wilderness.
- Catherine Marshall
Snakes? Spiders? Jellyfish? Nope. Australia's most dangerous animal is the bee
An analysis of more than a decade of Australian bites and stings has found that the bee poses the biggest public health threat.
- Daniella Miletic
TripAdvisor under pressure to stop promoting 'cruel' wildlife tourist attractions
An international animal welfare organisation has launched a campaign calling on TripAdvisor to stop promoting and selling tickets to wildlife tourist attractions that it says are cruel to animals.
- Jewel Topsfield