Wombats are marsupials with short legs and muscular build ... Unfortunately, they are threatened due to hunting and climate change. A termite-eating mammal, this species is only found in Australia.

This insectivorous marsupial used to inhabit southern Australia, but now it is confined to a few ... Numbats have a 10 to 11cm slender long sticky tongue that allows them to eat ants and other ...

They also assist in nitrogen cycling and advance the general well-being of marine environments by eating seagrass. The Red Kangaroo, a symbolic representation of Australia’s distinctive nature, is a ...

While the eastern grey kangaroos used in this trial are not endangered, many of Australia’s marsupial species are, including koalas and Tasmanian devils. Scientists at the University of ...

While the gray kangaroos used by the scientists aren’t endangered, many other Australian marsupials are—and the researchers hope their findings can help those at-risk species. “Our ultimate ...

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

Australia-based scientists said Thursday they had produced the world's first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization and hailed it as a key step towards saving endangered marsupials.

Bennett's tree kangaroos, one of Australia's most mysterious marsupials, have long eluded ... we identified the vines and leaves they were eating. Mile-a-minute vine (Decalobanthus peltatus ...

Whether it's between two buns, cooked in a tandoor, mixed in a salad or a regulation bachelor's handbag, Aussies love to eat a cooked chook. Last year, the average Australian consumed more than 50 ...

Australia is home to some of the world’s most unique and fragile wildlife. Among them is the Gilbert’s potoroo – a small, ...