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There is only one animal on earth that poops cubes. How does it do this and is there any benefit? Read on to find out the ...

The pygmy wombat was at risk of extinction but thanks to a world-first breeding program in Australia the shy and sweet animal now has a hopeful future. Conservation organisation Aussie Ark has ...

IKEDA, Osaka Prefecture—A marsupial from Australia kept at the Ikeda city-run Satsukiyama Zoo was listed in Guinness World Records as the oldest wombat ever in captivity. Wain celebrated his ...

Koalas, wombats and other native Australian animals occupy a vaunted place in the national identity and play a critical role in the tourism industry. But these species are increasingly under ...

A six-month-old wombat has been given a second chance at Locky’s Legacy wildlife shelter after he was found alive inside his dead mother’s pouch. Elton Emmet will kick back at Locky’s Legacy ...

Armed with a makeshift pole and a spray can filled with medication, conservationist Melina Budden quietly tails Hope, a mange-infected wombat, through the Australian bush. Mange is a skin disease ...