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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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After Deadly Mating, Antechinus Morph into Cannibals, Reveals Study
Death of males potentially presents an opportunity for cheap energy gain via cannibalism for still-living male and female antechinuses.
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"Marsupial Martial Arts": Video Of Kangaroos' Hand-To-Hand Combat Wins Internet
The 31-second video shows the two kangaroos exchanging blows in a hand-to-hand combat.The only thing missing are the gloves.
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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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Man Arrested In France For Keeping White Tiger Cub
Investigators in southeast France have seized a white tiger cub at the home of a suspected exotic animal trafficker, while pythons and endangered marsupials were found at his mother's house, a police source said Saturday.
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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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They Threw Bricks At Kangaroos In China Zoo To Get Them To Jump. One Died
Visitors to a zoo in southeastern China killed one kangaroo and injured another by throwing bricks at them in an attempt to get a reaction from the big marsupials, state media reported. Visitors to the zoo were known to try to provoke the Australia marsupials to get them to hop
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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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Orphaned Baby Koala Finds Fluffy Toy Friend
An orphaned baby koala in Australia has found solace cuddling a fluffy toy marsupial in the absence of his mother as he recovers from the trauma of her death.
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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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Los Angeles Zoo To The Mountain Lion That Probably Ate Its Koala: No Hard Feelings
The situation did not look good: Inside the Los Angeles Zoo, a koala enclosure was missing one member - an elderly female named Killarney. Outside, mutilated marsupial parts lay in a bloody heap.
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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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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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After Deadly Mating, Antechinus Morph into Cannibals, Reveals Study
Death of males potentially presents an opportunity for cheap energy gain via cannibalism for still-living male and female antechinuses.
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"Marsupial Martial Arts": Video Of Kangaroos' Hand-To-Hand Combat Wins Internet
The 31-second video shows the two kangaroos exchanging blows in a hand-to-hand combat.The only thing missing are the gloves.
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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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Man Arrested In France For Keeping White Tiger Cub
Investigators in southeast France have seized a white tiger cub at the home of a suspected exotic animal trafficker, while pythons and endangered marsupials were found at his mother's house, a police source said Saturday.
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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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They Threw Bricks At Kangaroos In China Zoo To Get Them To Jump. One Died
Visitors to a zoo in southeastern China killed one kangaroo and injured another by throwing bricks at them in an attempt to get a reaction from the big marsupials, state media reported. Visitors to the zoo were known to try to provoke the Australia marsupials to get them to hop
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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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Orphaned Baby Koala Finds Fluffy Toy Friend
An orphaned baby koala in Australia has found solace cuddling a fluffy toy marsupial in the absence of his mother as he recovers from the trauma of her death.
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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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Los Angeles Zoo To The Mountain Lion That Probably Ate Its Koala: No Hard Feelings
The situation did not look good: Inside the Los Angeles Zoo, a koala enclosure was missing one member - an elderly female named Killarney. Outside, mutilated marsupial parts lay in a bloody heap.
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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.
