Groups including Born Free and Peta urge holidaymakers not to perpetuate the suffering of captive animals, like Moo Deng, by ...

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley ...

Buffel grass directly threatens 27 endangered Australian species. This includes animals living at sea and in the air. At the ...

Dogs may look adorable when they snooze, but their sleeping habits actually hold fascinating clues on how living with humans has shaped canine ...

The northern hairy-nosed wombat, once near extinction with only 35 left, has rebounded to 400 due to conservation efforts.

Australia's vast, arid landscapes may seem inhospitable at first glance, but they are home to a remarkable array of mammals ...

Fossils of the world’s oldest megaraptorid and the first-ever carcharodontosaurs in Australia have been discovered, ...

The red-tailed phascogale, a carnivorous native marsupial, has been successfully reintroduced to South Australia.

The aye-aye is an extremely unique and mysterious animal because it is not like any other primate in the world today. This is ...

Smoky mouse populations are so isolated and in such low numbers that the animals struggle to find mates that are not genetically related to them. However, a Canberra program is helping to change that.

In the sixth mass extinction, the so-called "Anthropocene extinction", species are disappearing much faster than would happen "naturally" - namely ...

From the weird to the wonderful, here's our roundup of animals you've never heard of before (and certainly won't forget in a ...