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Fish mimicking octopus mimicking fish!
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/fish-mimicking-ocotopus-mimicking-fish/The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) has been known for some years for its ability to mimic flatfish, lionfish and seasnakes. A recent discovery in Indonesia adds a whole new twist to this story. The Black-marble Jawfish (Stalix cf. histrio) mimics the Mimic Octopus.
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Michael Sharland
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/michael-sharland/We are about to start a project to digitise and transcribe the Nature Diaries of ornithologist, journalist and environmentalist Michael Sharland.
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A Pride of Lions
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/a-pride-of-lions/A group of African lions first installed in the Museums entrance area in 1910 have recently made a spectacular comeback. Three of the original four have now been placed in the revamped atrium area - and look as arresting as they did back then.
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Unique role played at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/unique-role-at-the-australian-museum/The Australian Museum’s scientists are often asked to apply their expertise in unexpected ways.
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Ask a curator: What's Yiwarra Kuju?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/ask-a-curator-what-is-yiwarra-kuju/A Q&A with John Carty, anthropologist and co-curator of our new exhibition, Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route.
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Timor-Leste Expedition 2012
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/timor-leste-expedition/We are conducting an expedition to study the land and marine fauna of Timor Leste.
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Our Dino in China: Flying Cretaceous Class
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/our-dino-in-china-flying-cretaceous-class/Our puppet dinosaur, Winny the Muttaburrasaurus, is on a mission to the Beijing Museum of Natural History. Dino Operator and Visitor Events Co-ordinator David Bock describes the flight over.
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Tentative Chronology of Indigenous Canoes of Eastern Australia
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/tentative-chronology-of-indigenous-canoes-of-eastern-australia/Paper by Stan Florek presented at the 'Nawi' Conference held at the Australian National Maritime Museum: 31 May - 1 June 2012.
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Sharks feeding on a whale carcase
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/sharks-feeding-on-a-whale-carcase/This amazing footage was taken near Warroora Station, Western Australia.
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Transit of Venus
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/transit-of-venus/On Wednesday 6 June, 2012, we marvel at an astronomical rarity; the transit of Venus across the face of the sun.
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