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Key PointsResearch led by Curtin University has confirmed that at least some sauropods were plant eaters The investigation is believed to be the first ...
Collagen from a fossilized bone fragment can identify the animal it came from. And, some new info about our galaxy’s eventual extinction.
Scientists have discovered new markers that enable the identification of species from fossilized bone fragments, offering new insights into the extinction of mysterious megafauna. What happened to all ...
For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to ...
For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife – from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to mammals gone extinct – ...
There are other threats to the kangaroo population, including one of the most well-known predators: the dingo. A dingo is a ...
In the 90's, professional sharpshooters did their best to cull Australia's overgrown population of kangaroos. The author went ...
Photographs and video footage has captured the incredible moment a rare dingo puppy was born. The birth at the Australian ...
Researchers previously thought dingoes were distance cousins of domestic dogs, though still genetically similar enough to ...
These species are abundant in the region. They can also compete with livestock for grazing pastures, consume crops and degrade native vegetation. Currently, dingoes are killed in, or fenced out of, ...
The majority of Australian canines being culled are, therefore, pure-bred dingoes. The turning-point ... towards becoming an entirely new species. The findings are not all that surprising.
Australian Reptile Park mammals keeper Imogen Melder with Bandit and Bluey. Pictures: Richard Dobson. Imogen Melder with Bandit and Bluey. Bluey and Bandit. Bandit and Bluey. Dingo pup Bandit.