Scientists discovered a giant echidna fossil in Australia that shows these animals lived across a wider area during the Ice ...

The land of Australia is inhabited by some of the most exotic fauna that can be found on the planet, due primarily to its ...

A passenger spotted a living Australian brushtail possum peering out from among the kangaroos on the shelf at the shop at ...

In this image taken from video, a living Australian brushtail possum sits on the display shelf at a terminal shop at Hobart Airport in Hobart, Australia, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. MELBOURNE, ...

Once common across the grasslands west of Melbourne, the Victorian grassland earless dragon was thought to be extinct for 54 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: Its big brown eyes were moving. A browsing passenger ...

On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: Its big ...