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OCTOPUS: JOHNNY GASKELL; ALBATROSS: MATT NEWTON; GUMS: RANDY LARCOMBE; LIN BAIRD: AMY RUSSELL; BUTTERFLY: IAN KENNINS; COCKROACHES: MICHAEL BURLEIGH

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HOW TO CATCH A KILLER

Getting away with murder in Australia is

much harder than it used to be. We look at

the technology that’s helping police uncover

a whole new generation of clues.

NATUR ALLY BEAUTIFUL

We bring you a selection of stunning fi nalists

from the 2015 Australian Geographic ANZANG

Nature Photographer of the Year competition.

A LOFTY R ETR EAT

Victoria’s lush Dandenong Ranges are a

much-loved mountain retreat for almost

one-quarter of Australia’s population.

RIVER GUARDIANS

As managers of the majestic river red gums

on Australia’s Murray River know, it could take

the destruction of trees to save a forest.

CROSSING THE CANYON

Aussie wingsuit pilots Heather Swan and Glenn

Singleman have set another world record by

gliding 11km across the USA’s Grand Canyon.

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12 BIG PICTUR E

Unforgettable images

16 TOPOGR APHICAL

Blood groups

19 NATURE

Leadbeater’s possum

20 NATURE WATCH

Beautiful bugs

22 SPACE

The oceans on Titan

24 CROSS-FOSTERING

Tree kangaroo success

27 PORT STEPHENS

Diving with sharks

28 SNAPSHOT

Cazneaux’s classic eucalypt

30 BLADES OF GLORY

Champion axemen

34 ALBATROSS ISLAND

Little landmass, big birds

40 COMMENTARY

Become a better neighbour

UP FRONT

Big bird. Dr Rachael

Alderman has her

hands full on Albatross

Island (page 34).

Deep in the night. “On a night snorkel in the Whitsundays,

I witnessed a range of cephalopods taking advantage of the

cover of darkness, such as this red-spot night octopus,” says

ANZANG photo competition fi nalist Johnny Gaskell (page 54).

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AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC

JULY–AUGUST 2015

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