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Endangered dusky mouse protected by dingoes
While the feral cats are away, the dusky hopping mice can come out to play – thanks to the help of dingoes
Tag: mammal
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Mammals may have slept through dinosaur extinction
Madagascan tenrecs are the first known tropical mammals to hibernate for long stretches without waking
Creatura Blog
The desert-dwelling mulgara
The females of this species often conserve energy by hibernating during much of a pregnancy
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Australia gains new dolphin species
The Australian humpback dolphin has been declared a new species
Creatura Blog
Flat-headed cat, the world’s most threatened felines
This water-loving cat is one of the rarest felines in the world
AustroPalaeo
Prehistoric platypuses with bite
The discovery of a prehistoric, supersized, carnivorous platypus helps to fill in the family history of this unusual and iconic Aussie species.