Australia's official species list grows by 750 in 2023, including a laughing frog and a Venom-inspired spider.

Aside from the 130 koalas that call the sprawling sanctuary home, there are plenty of other native Australian animals to see. You can hand feed kangaroos (for an added fee) and hold pythons.

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Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on ...

Opossum fact: The Virginia opossum has the distinction of being both the only opossum and the only marsupial native to North ... with arboreal marsupials of Australia and New Guinea that are ...

Australia banned the commercial export of all live native animals in 1982. But once wildlife is taken out of the country, these laws no longer apply. Many species can be legally traded without ...

Attention animal lovers, don’t forget there’s a whole world filled with wildlife that start with the letter “N.” If you had ...

They shape our world. But for the most part, engaging and scientifically accurate children’s books on Australian animals – particularly the lesser-known species – are sorely lacking.

The previously mentioned antarctic blue whale holds the title of the biggest animal on earth. It can weigh up to 400,000 ...

Sep. 11, 2024 — Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in ...

An Australian-based criminal syndicate plotted to smuggle hundreds of native reptiles into Hong Kong as part of a murky trade in live animals, police alleged Monday. Detectives began investigating ...

Australian Farmers Protest Animal, Environment Policies They Say Harm Them By Peter Hobson CANBERRA (Reuters) - Hundreds of farmers from across Australia held a protest on Tuesday against ...