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A tiny mammal, smaller than an adult human thumb, has been found on the island that was ravaged by the 2019-20 bushfires in southern Australian – Kangaroo Island, according to the New York Post.

Tasmanian pygmy possums, also known as little pygmy possums, are tiny tree-dwelling marsupials that might be mistaken for rodents. The large-eared, long-tailed critters grow no longer than 5 to 6 ...

A tiny, threatened marsupial not known to have inhabited South Australia's Yorke Peninsula may exist as a relict population and still be clinging to survival, according to new research that has ...

Australia’s recent bushfires have razed over ten million hectares, and killed at least a billion animals. It’s likely countless more will die in the aftermath, as many species face starvation as the ...

Trevor Evans peers into a wooden nest box. “Ah, somebody’s awake,” he says with satisfaction as he pulls out a tiny, wriggly scrap of fur with a long tail – a thumb-sized mountain pygmy-possum ...

Scientists have successfully bred a healthy mountain pygmy possum from two genetic groups. A DWINDLING BREED OF mountain pygmy possums threatened by ski resort developments and climate change has been ...

When people think of the animals of Australia, they’re quick to cite dangerous reptiles, like the giant saltwater crocodiles or the many extremely venomous species of snake. Then there are the deadly ...