Now that’s bizarre!

We are all familiar with Australia’s iconic animals, so this year, as part of Science Week 2025, scientists are hoping to introduce us to the more bizarre animals who share our continent.

Whether you’re drawn to the Giant Cuttlefish, with its parrot-like beak and doughnut-shaped brain, the short-finned eel that can travel overland, the gentle seagrass-eating dugong or the pasty white Turtle Frog with its weightlifter forearms, be sure to check out all ten bizarre critters and vote for your favourite at https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-01/science-week-underrated-australian-animal-vote/105582104 by Friday, August 15. Image: Velvet Worm (Latty lab)