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NATUR E WATCH COMMON BANDED COCKROACH Desmozosteria cincta Ringed with a creamy-yellow stripe, this cockroach is relatively smal ...

NASA/JPL-CALTECH/ASI/USGS T HINKING out- side the box is normal for most space scientists, but when the box includes Saturn’s bi ...

Together we can help save the Tammar Wallaby As someone who cares for animals, you know the joy that they bring to your life and ...

24 Australian Geographic CONSERVATION SCIENCE WATCH Use the free viewa app to scan this page and watch a short fi lm about the t ...

July–August 2015 25 ADELAIDE ZOO/ DAVE MATTNER/KATE FIELDER/NATHAN LANGLEY O NE DAY in November last year, zookeepers at Adelaid ...

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July–August 2015 27 DESTINATIONS JUSTIN GILLIGAN In the company of sharks H IDDEN FROM view in the Pacifi c Ocean, endangered gr ...

W ITH ITS exposed roots and hollowed-out trunk, ‘The Cazneaux Tree’ embodies a particularly Australian spirit of endurance. It’s ...

Lasting impression. Harold Cazneaux reversed the original negative to make his famous print, so it shows a mirror image of the r ...

RALPH ALPHONSO BLADES OF GLORY Story by Paul Raffaele “Axemen, stand to your logs.” The announcer’s command booms across the are ...

Chip off the old block. Pictured here in his backyard in Doncaster, VIC, Laurence O’Toole is an Australian champion and a third- ...

32 Australian Geographic WOODCHOPPING PAUL RAFFAELE W OODCHOPPING is one of the best-kept secrets of international sport – a thr ...

July–August 2015 33 WOODCHOPPING FROM LEFT: PAUL RAFFAELE; COURTESY ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NSW HERITAGE CENTRE Laurence, ...

Story by Peter Meredith Photography by Matthew Newton SOUTHERN FLOCK Albatross Island A tiny fleck of land in the Bass Strait is ...

WILDLIFE Coming home to roost. September is a busy time of year for the birds on Albatross Island; they form partnerships, build ...

36 Australian Geographic A LBATROSS ISLAND is a windswept speck in the Bass Strait. Named for its best- known (but by no means m ...

July–August 2015 37 Shared custody. After feeding at sea, an adult bird returns to its partner, which has been minding the pair’ ...

38 Australian Geographic WILDLIFE sealers put an end to that. After almost wiping out the island’s seals, they turned to albatro ...

July–August 2015 39 kilometres in search of food. In contrast, breeding shy albatrosses don’t stray much more than 200km on thei ...

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