When dead animals are left lying around in nature, who takes advantage of the free feed—carnivores or herbivores? The answer may surprise you. In Australia, people tend to think carnivores ...

The answer may surprise you. In Australia, people tend to think carnivores – such as dingoes, ravens, foxes and wedge-tailed eagles – lead the clean-up crew. But new research shows common brushtail ...

It is the central feathers in the tail that are very long, which gives the bird an elegant silhouette as it flies. The ...

Caitlin Henderson (Australia) finds an unexpected guest on her balcony as a possum snacks on a large cicada. ‘There were heads here, wings there,’ Caitlin says. The kitchen lights had lured insects, ...

Seven tiny feather-tail glider joeys have left their nesting boxes, eager to explore their Taronga Zoo exhibit. Part of the world’s smallest gliding marsupial, these little joeys are only half the ...

A cute fluffy common brushtail possum on a banana tree, Brisbane, Australia. Source: iStockphoto / miwa_in_oz/Getty Images/iStockphoto Have you ever heard a thumping and screeching sound in your roof?

Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos. Lemurs use their hands and feet to move nimbly through ...

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The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is our only regular “long-tailed kingbird.” It is not only graceful and beautiful, but also common and easy to observe. Monotypic. Length 10–14.8".

The bird is distinguishable from other species of grouse by its perpetually white tail feathers. The rest of the ptarmigan?s plumage changes seasonally, from a predominantly grayish brown during the ...