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Marsupial Mole’s Evolutionary Mystery Solved: Genetic Study Links to Bilbies and Bandicoots
A genetic study has revealed that the marsupial mole, an elusive Australian species, is a true marsupial, more closely related to bilbies and bandicoots than to other moles. This discovery, based on a specimen from the South Australian Museum, challenges previous assumptions about its evolutionary origins. Marsupial moles, known for their backward-...
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This Animal's Teeth Grow Forever, And Keep A Record Of Age And Sex
How do you find out the age of a wild animal? For some Australian marsupials, we have discovered you can tell from their teeth.
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Who's The Real Monster? A Study Reveals Marsupials' Biggest Fear
Studies show that wildlife fears 'super predator' more than other predators, with Australian marsupials demonstrating heightened fear and vigilance in response to human sounds.
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Near Extinct Bandicoot Species "Back From Brink" On Australian Mainland
A small nocturnal marsupial that once roamed the Australian mainland has been brought back from the brink of extinction after a decades-long conservation effort, authorities said Wednesday.
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"Bear", The Dog Rescues 100 Koalas Injured In Australian Bushfires
Bear, a five-year-old high-energy dog tasked with finding Koalas injured in Australia's devastating bushfires, has rescued 100 such marsupials in the affected areas of New South Wales and Queensland.
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Extinction Warning For Australia's Truffle-Eating "Rat Kangaroo"
A truffle-eating Australian marsupial known as the rat kangaroo has suffered a dramatic population decline and could become extinct without urgent action to save the species, a report warned Today.
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Quokka, The 'World's Happiest Animal,' Lives In Australia. See Pics
21-year-old Australian cyclist Campbell Jones stumbled across a rare marsupial and stopped to take a picture. See why the quokka is known as 'the world's happiest animal.'
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Australian Furry Friend Gets 'Toad-Smart' To Survive
Scientists are training an endangered furry marsupial -- Australia's beloved quoll -- to avoid eating toxic toads that have devastated predator populations in a novel attempt to save the country's native fauna.
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Disease-Free 'Devils' Transported Back to Australian Island Home
The largest group so far of disease-free Tasmanian devils has been released in the wild, as part of plans to save the carnivorous marsupials from a cancer threatening them with extinction.
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French Tourists Fined for Burning Australian Marsupial
An Australian court fined two French tourists Aus$4000 (US$3100) each today for animal cruelty after they burnt a quokka, a small native marsupial, on an island off the west coast.
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Marsupial Mole’s Evolutionary Mystery Solved: Genetic Study Links to Bilbies and Bandicoots
A genetic study has revealed that the marsupial mole, an elusive Australian species, is a true marsupial, more closely related to bilbies and bandicoots than to other moles. This discovery, based on a specimen from the South Australian Museum, challenges previous assumptions about its evolutionary origins. Marsupial moles, known for their backward-...
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This Animal's Teeth Grow Forever, And Keep A Record Of Age And Sex
How do you find out the age of a wild animal? For some Australian marsupials, we have discovered you can tell from their teeth.
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Who's The Real Monster? A Study Reveals Marsupials' Biggest Fear
Studies show that wildlife fears 'super predator' more than other predators, with Australian marsupials demonstrating heightened fear and vigilance in response to human sounds.
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Near Extinct Bandicoot Species "Back From Brink" On Australian Mainland
A small nocturnal marsupial that once roamed the Australian mainland has been brought back from the brink of extinction after a decades-long conservation effort, authorities said Wednesday.
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"Bear", The Dog Rescues 100 Koalas Injured In Australian Bushfires
Bear, a five-year-old high-energy dog tasked with finding Koalas injured in Australia's devastating bushfires, has rescued 100 such marsupials in the affected areas of New South Wales and Queensland.
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Extinction Warning For Australia's Truffle-Eating "Rat Kangaroo"
A truffle-eating Australian marsupial known as the rat kangaroo has suffered a dramatic population decline and could become extinct without urgent action to save the species, a report warned Today.
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Quokka, The 'World's Happiest Animal,' Lives In Australia. See Pics
21-year-old Australian cyclist Campbell Jones stumbled across a rare marsupial and stopped to take a picture. See why the quokka is known as 'the world's happiest animal.'
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Australian Furry Friend Gets 'Toad-Smart' To Survive
Scientists are training an endangered furry marsupial -- Australia's beloved quoll -- to avoid eating toxic toads that have devastated predator populations in a novel attempt to save the country's native fauna.
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Disease-Free 'Devils' Transported Back to Australian Island Home
The largest group so far of disease-free Tasmanian devils has been released in the wild, as part of plans to save the carnivorous marsupials from a cancer threatening them with extinction.
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French Tourists Fined for Burning Australian Marsupial
An Australian court fined two French tourists Aus$4000 (US$3100) each today for animal cruelty after they burnt a quokka, a small native marsupial, on an island off the west coast.
