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Deserts are full of oddballs. Here are 11 of the weirdest.

According to the ‘cognitive buffer hypothesis’, an intelligent creature is better able to cope with ‘the slings and arrows of outrageous Fortune’ than a less intelligent one

With its signature colorful crest, the Major Mitchell’s cockatoo is considered the most beautiful of all cockatoos.

Robyn Lewis, Lyn Langtry, Andrew McPherson, Peter Pocock, Janine Fraser, Franz Weiss,

Robyn Lewis, Lyn Langtry, Andrew McPherson, Peter Pocock, Janine Fraser, Franz Weiss,

Robyn Lewis, Lyn Langtry, Andrew McPherson, Peter Pocock, Janine Fraser, Franz Weiss,

The NSW Government is massively expanding the NSW national park estate with the purchase of two properties, Avenel/Mount Westwood station near Broken

Featuring elderly pets, ancient sea dwellers and a timeworn tortoise, this is a round-up of the world’s oldest animals, both past and present.

My hamstrings are burning, my breath ragged, my heart pounding high and hard. At 10.30am, with the temperature nudging 30, that first saddle is still an endless series of switchbacks away. Not even an hour into my "epic grade" Larapinta trek, my internal monologue kicks in: "Maybe I cant do this. This is harder than I thought. Do I need to do this?" My pre-walk training regime – lose 10 kilos, do a daily Yoga with Adriene session and a stroll around Sydneys Iron Cove (on the flat) once a...