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Common Lionfish
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/common-lionfish-pterois-volitans/

Common Lionfish, Pterois volitans

Published 13 May 2015

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Australian Magpie
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/australian-magpie/

Magies are one of Australia's most highly-regarded songbirds. They have a wide varierty of calls, many of which are complex, and their pitch may vary over up to four octaves.

Published 14 September 2018

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Dingo
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/dingo/

The Dingo is Australia's wild dog. It is an ancient breed of domestic dog that was introduced to Australia, probably by Asian seafarers, about 4,000 years ago. Its origins have been traced back to early breeds of domestic dogs in south east Asia.

Published 30 October 2015

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Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/sydney-brown-trapdoor-spider/

Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider, Arbanitis villosus

Published 30 January 2014

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Platypus
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/platypus/

The Platypus is a unique Australian species. Along with echidnas, Platypuses are grouped in a separate order of mammals known as monotremes, which are distinguished from all other mammals because they lay eggs.

Published 30 October 2015

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Bluebottle
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/jellyfish/bluebottle/

The Bluebottle is a common species that often gets washed up onto Sydney beaches in the summer time.

Published 30 October 2015

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Australian Funnel-web Spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/funnel-web-spiders-group/

Funnel-web spiders, the most notorious members of our spider fauna, are found in eastern Australia.

Published 27 October 2016

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Coastal Taipan
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/coastal-taipan/

Coastal Taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus

Published 26 October 2015

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Inland Taipan
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/inland-taipan/

Inland Taipan, Oxyuranus microlepidotus

Published 30 October 2015

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Collett’s Snake
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/colletts-snake/

One of the most spectacularly-coloured snakes in Australia, the Collett’s Snake is a shy and rarely seen inhabitant of Queensland’s black soil plains.

Published 18 May 2015

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Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Future Now

Step into <i>Future Now</i>, an Australian Museum exhibition about sustainability and be inspired by practical and innovative ways to build a more sustainable future.

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent education space
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
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