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

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Beyond the majestic Sydney Opera House and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia is also home to some of the most unique wildlife ...

If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others ...

Here's the thing. When you think of dangerous Australian animals, your mind probably conjures up images of massive saltwater crocodiles, venomous snakes coiled in the grass, or those infamous ...

A trail camera at a national park in Australia filmed a spotted-tailed quoll meeting two rock-wallabies, a “rarely documented” encounter. Screengrab from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service's ...

Australia is home to some of the most remarkable species on Earth and importantly, many of these species don't exist anywhere else. Australia is seeing unprecedented adverse weather events due to ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ask almost any Australian about a drop bear, and they’ll likely recount a close encounter with this carnivorous, fanged cousin of ...