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In the Australian state of Queensland, a giant kangaroo attacked a man in front of his own home. The 50-year-old man had just ...

“It wouldn’t be a day at Bathurst without a kangaroo yellow flag,” remarked commentator and five-time Bathurst 1000 winner ...

A large kangaroo has attacked and seriously injured a man in Australia. According to the emergency services, the marsupial ...

A sanctuary for up to 1,000 koalas and other wildlife is to be established on Kangaroo Island with the hope it will bring ...

Thanks to the ongoing efforts of conservationists, a small marsupial species called the brush-tailed bettong is bouncing back ...

Brush-tailed bettongs once inhabited more than 60% of mainland Australia, but the species’ population size shrank by 90% ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like ...

Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...

As equine-assisted therapy grows in popularity, a local sanctuary and behavioral health care provider has jumped at the ...

The brush-tailed bettong looks like a miniature kangaroo and, similarly, has a pouch where it keeps its young. But don’t be ...

Genetic analyses have solved the riddle of where a marsupial mole fits on the tree of life: It’s a cousin to bilbies, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils.