One such "ghost" was shot in the buttocks. Thankfully one particularly quirky ghost, known as the "Wizard Bombadier", escaped ...

Greater bilby numbers across six animal sanctuaries have quadrupled since 2021, according to an Australian Wildlife Conservancy census. Population growth has been in part driven by the reintroduction ...

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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 ...

An Australian airport gift shop offered a truly authentic wildlife experience this week when a passenger discovered a living possum nestled among its shelves of cuddly toy native animals. The ...

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. (Melissa Oddie via ...

A browsing passenger spotted the brushtail possum on the display shelf at the departure terminal shop at Hobart Airport in Tasmania state. The Associated Press On shelves crammed with cuddly toy ...

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 first spotted a living ...

Without interrupting their busy sleep schedule, Australia’s cute, if cantankerous, koalas have turned a truism of genetics on its head. In short, the proliferation of certain koala populations shows ...

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Along parts of the Western Australian coast, large shells sometimes lie half buried in tidal mud. They belong to Syrinx aruanus, known as the Australian trumpet and regarded as the largest living sea ...

Avian influenza primarily affect birds but can infect mammals too, posing a threat to livestock industries should it make its way past Australia’s shores. In February, the disease was found in animals ...