Palorchestes azael was an unusual marsupial herbivore. It had retracted nasal bones on the skull, which means it could have had a small trunk like that of tapirs. Carli Peters of the Universidade do ...

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new study offers a potential roadmap for its rediscovery. The desert rat-kangaroo, ...

Four endangered numbats, a type of marsupial, have been fitted with radio tracking collars ahead of their release into the wild, as part of a breeding program at Perth Zoo in Australia. Newly released ...

The woylie, also known as the brush-tailed bettong, once roamed across much of Western Australia. Like kangaroos, the hopping ...

Researchers analyzing ancient fossils from caves across Western Australia have uncovered a completely new species of bettong along with two new woylie subspecies—remarkable finds made bittersweet by ...

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

The woylie (Bettongia penicillata) may not have the name recognition of its more notorious cousin, the kangaroo. However, this small but mighty creature plays an important role in its home country, ...

A new marsupial species closely related to the kangaroo was discovered in Australia, but it might already have gone extinct. Scientists, including those from the Curtin University, found the new ...

The desert rat-kangaroo — a small marsupial species — was declared extinct in 1994. But, scientists believe it could be alive and “evading detection,” according to a new study. Photo from Flinders ...

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