When it comes to unique animals, few are as bewildering as the platypus. Found exclusively in eastern Australia, this egg-laying mammal defies categorization. The platypus sports a duck-like bill, ...

Australia is home to a rich variety of rare and unique animals, with nearly 80% of its plants and animals found nowhere else ...

An Australian man’s recent discovery of snakes in his backyard turned out to be more than he bargained for. Local animal ...

An animal rescue service in Australia expected to remove four red-bellied snakes from the backyard of a Sydney home. Instead, ...

The numbat - a small and little-known Australian marsupial - is one of the world's most endangered animals. But conservationists are working hard to save them by building vast, predator-free ...