Marsupial Pouches are Even Cooler than We Knew!

Marsupial Pouches are Even Cooler than We Knew!

Recent findings published in the scientific journal, Current Biology, show that marsupial pouches represent a biological strategy “more evolved” than currently suggested. Marsupials are mammals who evolved to have pouches to carry their young. Scientists long believed they represented an evolutionary step between egg-laying mammals (like the platypus) and mammals who carry their infants to […]

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From the dingo to the Tasmanian devil—why we should be rewilding carnivores

From the dingo to the Tasmanian devil—why we should be rewilding carnivores

No matter where you live, apex predators and large carnivores inspire awe as well as instill fear. Large predators have been heavily persecuted and removed from areas where they once lived because of conflict with livestock grazers. Beyond their large teeth, sharp claws and iconic status, research is finding they are crucially important in ecosystems. […]

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Victoria approves cull of 50,000 more kangaroos than last year despite unknown flood impact

Victoria approves cull of 50,000 more kangaroos than last year despite unknown flood impact

Victoria has signed off on a plan to increase the number of kangaroos legally killed in the state by a third, in a move criticised by animal welfare advocates. The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action has released a report on the state’s commercial kangaroo harvesting program and “authority to control wildlife” permit scheme. […]

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