Distressed koalas prompt desperate plea from animal hospital
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Koala hospital’s desperate plea to save distressed animals. But Southern Koala and Echidna Rescue operations manager Mish Simpson said this is not normal koala behaviour. “The ...
10 rare animal species found only in Australia
Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...
How disaster prompted this Australian sheep farmer to switch to sustainable practices
In the early 1980s, a massive drought known as the "Great Dry" swept through eastern Australia. Massy's traditional farming practices had allowed his sheep to intensely graze the landscape, stripping ...
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Echidna genome study unravels the events leading to multiple sex chromosomes
The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's most iconic animals. Belonging to a unique group of mammals called "monotremes" (with the platypus as the other prominent ...
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Researchers rediscovered a spiky, beaked echidna named after Sir David Attenborough that hasn't been seen for 60 years and was thought to be extinct
The photos and video were taken at night, so it might be easy to mistake the animal's spines for fur in the photo. "Attenborough's long-beaked echidna has the spines of a hedgehog, the snout of an ...
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Echidna Genome Sheds Light on Complex Sex Chromosome Evolution
The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's most iconic animals. Belonging to a unique group of mammals called "monotremes" (with the platypus as the other prominent ...
Adelaide koala hospital faces closure as dry period grips South Australia
Onkaparinga resident, Mish Simpson director of Southern Koala and Echidna Rescue, almost saw her tanks run completely empty, ...