"This unique behaviour had never been observed before, it's also some of the first evidence for paternal care in the species.

These marine mollusks live in tropical regions around Australia ... Generally you don’t have to worry about animals in Australia, as long as you’re aware of the dangers and don’t do anything ...

Australia hosts a dizzying array of venomous creatures — including spiders, snakes, jellyfish, octopuses, ants, bees and even platypuses. But why do so many Australian animals wield this bioweapon?

The box jellyfish, marbled cone snail, blue-ringed octopus and stonefish are in the top ten most venomous animals of the world, and all live in Australia. The blue-ringed octopus is one of the ...

Emily says its story should inspire nature lovers and conservationists to keep working to protect the places where Australia’s many threatened animals live. “Species can hang on, and that gives us a ...

Kangaroos and koalas might be the most notorious Australian wildlife, but a tiny, fluffy animal may be the most beloved. Quokkas are a small marsupial species that live almost exclusively on ...

Australia’s feral animal species all arrived through human efforts ... Australia’s one-humped dromedaries were imported from Afghanistan and Pakistan because of their ability to live in arid ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists in Australia have identified the ... “It’s a walking animal,” he said. Only animals that evolved to live solely on land ever developed claws.

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest ... “It’s a walking animal,” he said. Only animals that evolved to live solely on land ever developed claws. The earliest vertebrates ...

Females can give birth every two years and live up to 40 years ... As Warwick Hill of South Australia–based camel dairy Humpalicious explains, animals bred for milking typically have uniform ...

Australia’s feral animal species all arrived through human ... from Afghanistan and Pakistan because of their ability to live in arid environments. It’s no surprise they have thrived.