A newly discovered ancestor of the recently extinct carnivores was described today, marking the 88th anniversary of the death ...

Conservationists captured rare footage of a wombat at a nature reserve in Australia as the small creature climbed out of its ...

This, sweet, super happy animal is one that has been reappearing on socials for literally being dubbed the happiest animal on ...

Despite the name, colugos aren't lemurs, but they have a large skin membrane that helps them glide up to 200 feet between trees. Flying squirrels glide through the air using a membrane called a ...

Young was hiking with a friend on Tasmania’s Maria Island when the pair spotted a wild local resident in the bush off their ...

The animal was a thylacine, more commonly known as a Tasmanian tiger. Thousands of the predator called the island home when ...

Three newfound thylacine relatives recently unearthed in Australia suggest that marsupial predators were more widespread in ...

Experts say that humans are drawn to creatures with big soulful eyes and furry softness and that they speak to our nurturing ...

Adult animals are more likely to stand up to enemies or run away at speeds of around 4 miles per hour. 6. They Carry Their Young in a Pouch Just like other marsupials, female opossums, called ...

Like other marsupials, they carried their young in ... But disease and habitat destruction also probably contributed to the animal's extinction, according to the National Museum of Australia.

Now extinct, these newly uncovered marsupials include one with a jawbone ... The somber day is dedicated to more than 2,000 plant and animal species that are currently listed as “threatened.” ...

Koalas, sloths, manatees, tortoises, pandas, elephants, and dolphins are among the peaceful creatures. Their habits range ...