Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, Dune. Rather, it’s an enigmatic and tiny mammal ...
The Appearance of Marmosa Chachapoya The marsupial has a delicate body only four inches long, though its tail nearly doubles its overall length. Its reddish-brown fur provides camouflage in the dense ...
The marsupial mole is rarely seen above ground, with only five to 10 sightings a decade An Alice Springs shoemaker spotted the one on the road that circles Uluru Marsupial moles are completely blind, ...
Deep in the mountain forests of western New Guinea, the Tambrauw people have long spoken of a dark-furred cuscus that holds ...
Deep in the rainforests of Papua, Indonesia, two marsupial species that scientists believed had been extinct for roughly ...
The new marsupial species were found in northern and central Australia Australian scientists have made a surprising discovery that gives long-term hope to the survival of the marsupial species.
Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...
A meat-eating marsupial the size of a plump dog with the tree-climbing prowess of a possum once roamed Australia's rainforests. Scientists say it's a new species of marsupial lion, which they've named ...
What makes a marsupial, a marsupial? A discussion on the historical biogeography and biological evolution of marsupial mammals. Dr. Robert Voss is a professor at Richard Gilder Graduate School and the ...
The kangaroo’s twisted marsupial family tree is now in order thanks to — you guessed it — jumping genes. Genetic evidence shows that a South American ancestor gave rise to all Australian marsupials, ...
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