Walk through an Australian eucalyptus forest and a sharp, minty smell may drift through the air. Eucalyptus leaves release ...

There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and ...

High in the eucalyptus trees of Australia, koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are often seen curled into tight, fluffy balls, barely moving for hours at a time.

Why do some animals eat feces? Here are some biological reasons for it and what you can do about it as a pet owner.

Some animals, such as the grasshopper mouse, consume highly venomous creatures. Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far have the strangest diets. As omnivores, we have the most variety of any ...

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the world, from platypus to koalas and wombats. Tragically, Australia is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some animals, such as the grasshopper mouse, consume highly venomous creatures. Of all the mammals in the world, humans by far ...