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Interior of Airport Central station
Interior of Airport Central station

Airport Central railway station is an underground Transperth commuter rail station at terminals one and two of Perth Airport in Western Australia. The station is located on the Airport line and is one of three stations that were built as part of the Forrestfield–Airport Link project, which consists of 8 kilometres (5 mi) of twin bored tunnels and three stations. Construction began in May 2017 following preparatory work. By January 2018, excavation was complete, and in May 2018 the two tunnel boring machines reached the station after tunnelling from High Wycombe. The machines left the station tunnelling north-west in July, and construction of the rest of the station started. A 280-metre (920 ft) elevated walkway was built linking the station to the airport's terminal one. Originally planned to open in 2020, the line and station officially opened on 9 October 2022. The journey to Perth station takes eighteen minutes. (Full article...)

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Wood stork
Wood stork

There are twenty extant species of storks, members of the family Ciconiidae, consisting of heavy-bodied, large-billed wading birds in the monotypic order Ciconiiformes. Some species have different common names: two species in the genus Anastomus are known as openbills, two from the genus Leptoptilos are called adjutants, and three species are known as jabirus. Storks are found in tropical and subtropical habitats around the world, mostly inhabiting wetlands and marshes, although some also inhabit forests and savannahs. They are large birds with long legs, stout bills, and variable featherless patches on the head. The twenty extant stork species recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union are distributed among six genera, one of which is monotypic. Storks are most diverse in Afro-Eurasia, especially in Africa and Asia, and only one species, the wood stork (example pictured), is known from the Americas. (Full list...)

Radiated tortoise

The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. Although it is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. It is a very long-lived species, with recorded lifespans of up to 188 years. Adults typically have a carapace length of 26 to 38 centimetres (10 to 15 in). These tortoises are classified as critically endangered by the IUCN, mainly because of the destruction of their habitat and because of poaching.

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