Off Track

After years of discussions with scientists, a composer writes a symphony for the sea. He calls it ex Oceano.

Where endangered wildlife watches you showering with a bucket in the Antarctic wind.

Where elephant seals smell like feathers and petrels sound like dragons.

Kevin Budden was only a young bloke when he left Sydney for North Queensland with one goal in mind: to find a coastal taipan and bring it back alive.

Just when you thought it might be safe to get back out into nature, it gets you where you least expect it: your nipples.