Marsupials such as possums and kangaroos all have muscles that will close their pockets to keep their young snug and protected from the cold. They do not use these muscles to hold their babies ...

as well as to study other relevant aspects of marsupial biology. For example, gliders have evolved pockets inside their pouches to protect babies from the impact forces of landing on trees 1.

The animals actually number in their millions and are adept survivors. However, many of their marsupial relatives are not as fortunate, and due to habitat loss, the development of roads ...

The marsupial mole, an elusive creature that swims through the sands of remote Australian deserts, seems to have suffered an abrupt population crash about 70,000 years ago, possibly due to climate ...

In Australia, there's a little critter known as the marsupial mole. It has lush, golden fur. It is blind. It has flipper-like front feet so it can swim through desert sands. And it is not easy to ...

Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal found only in the deserts of Australia – the marsupial mole. There are two related species of the marsupial mole. Notoryctes typhlops, or southern ...

The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries By Danna Staaf The horned marsupial frog, which carries its eggs in a pouch on its ...