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Above the snowlineArticle has photo slideshow

With snow blanketing Australia's alpine regions it's time for the hardy plants and animals that live there to employ some ingenious tricks to make the most of the cold conditions.

Sunfish are the largest bony fish in the world.Sunfish seekers

While southern Australia shivers through winter one of our strangest marine neighbours heads north like any other sensible sun seeker.

Mountain Creek, Tidbinbilla, ACT. Image: Frances MarstonWatching our waterways

Some of the most turbid, salty and infrequently flowing rivers in the world, Australia's inland water systems are one of our most precious and challenged resources.

The height of winter fashion, a Wedge-tailed eagle may be identified by its heavy feather 'trousers'.Bold eagles take flight

If you spot two enormous birds locked together in what appears to be a soaring, tumbling battle for dominance of the sky, then look again!


More July events

Cicadas seem to be hanging around until later in the year. Changing times

Thursday, 7 July 2005Article has photo slideshow
Australia's animals and plants are already reacting to climate change. Fairy penguins are breeding earlier, gum trees are flowering at different times and birds are migrating prematurely. There's something afoot in the world of nature: the times really are a-changing!

Platypus live elusive, private lives that rarely intersect with humans Platypus spurred to action

Thursday, 15 July 2004Article has photo slideshow
Spurred on by the urge to breed, male platypus leave little in their wake but a graceful bow wave as they race upstream to challenge intruder males or charm resident females into joining them in a sinuous mating dance.

Black wattleWinter wattles

Thursday, 3 July 2003Article has photo slideshow
Why do some wattles bloom in winter while so many other plants hunker down for the cold weather?

Most magpie aggression happens during the six weeks they are caring for chicks in the nest.Magpies behaving badly

Thursday, 4 July 2002Article has photo slideshow
In winter and early spring, many Australians start scanning the skies for a crazy black and white bundle of feathers as the magpie Gymnorhina tibicen starts breeding and raising its chicks.

Nestling Antipodean Albatross, Antipodes Island Feast of the albatross

Thursday, 5 July 2001Article has photo slideshow
In the ocean near Wollongong a banquet is being prepared. The table has been laid, and a sumptuous spread of seafood is ready to eat. Guests are arriving in their thousands, hungry, thin and anxious to tuck in. They have travelled a long way to attend this feast, but they know it will be worth it. This is no ordinary meal, and most of the guests won't eat like this again for two years.

Crow butterfly feeding on a Parsonia flower, also a food source for the larvae Butterflies take a winter break

Thursday, 20 July 2000Article has photo slideshow
Common Crow Butterflies have a neat trick for dealing with dry winter weather. Around June or July, they gather in large numbers, settle down among the trees and put their lives on hold for months at a stretch. When these Crows hang out in the thousands it can be a spectacular seasonal sight in the bush.

Video features from Catalyst

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On Shaky Ground: Designing Buildings for Earthquakes in Japan

On Shaky Ground: Designing Buildings for Earthquakes in Japan

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David Attenborough – Spittle for swiftlets’ nests

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David Attenborough – the demise of flightless birds

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Camels best for desert travel

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