Unique Coral Discovered in Caves of Tropical Coral Reefs
A new coral species, identified recently in the open access journal ZooKeys, has been found to survives in complete darkness on the ceilings of underwater caves in coral reefs of …
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Closest Relatives of Blind Australian Cave Fish Found in Madagascar
August 30, 2012 / Madagascar, Africa, Australia, OceaniaA team of researchers studying blind cave fish have discovered that two groups of fish, now separated Indian Ocean, are each other’s closest relatives. The team, made up of researchers …
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Scouts Rescued From Flooded Tasmanian Cave
Members of a southern Tasmania scout troop had to be rescued on Saturday after they found the exit from Bradley Chesterman cave was flooded. The group of 10 Venturer scouts …
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Australian Cavers Discover Large Fossil Deposit
Australian cavers have discovered a cave system in Queensland filled with fossils. The find, estimated to contain specimens up to 500,000 years old, is so dense with fossils that a …
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Cave Divers Discover Three New Species in New Zealand
July 1, 2012 / New Zealand, OceaniaThree new species have been discovered by cave divers on an expedition inside New Zealand’s Nelson cave. A team of Australian cave divers mapping the cave recently spent 13 days …
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Waverley’s Beach Cave Collapses into the Sea
June 26, 2012 / New Zealand, OceaniaThe Cave Beach near Waverley in New Zealand is in need of new signage after it’s namesake “cave” finally collapsed last week. The iconic “cave” came down last Friday after …
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Cave Rescuer’s Practice in Australia’s Bungonia National Park
Last weekend Australia’s NSW Cave Rescue Squad held a mock rescue in Argyle Cave in Bungonia National Park. The scenario involved rescuing an injured caver from Pitch 4, a 14 …
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Australian Cave Art Depicts Extinct Prehistoric Bat Species
A previously unknown bat species is believed to have been the subject of a prehistoric cave painting in northern Australia. The paintings, which could be up to 25,000 years old, …
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Increased Traffic at Tasmania’s Mole Creek Caves Causes Concern
Tasmania’s Mole Creek cave system is under threat from an increase in visitors. Located in northern Tasmania at the foothills of the Great Western Tiers, Mole Creek karst area is …
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Jet-Skier Rescued From Tasmanian Sea Cave
A 34-year-old jet-skier became trapped in a sea cave on the south-eastern coast of Tasmania earlier today. Alerted around 1:30 pm, a police rescue helicopter was flown to the cave …
