While sleep is a crucial component of survival for all living organisms, some animals take the concept of sleep to an extreme level. Ranging from tree-dwelling animals to nocturnal predators, the long ...

Koalas smell like menthol because of eucalyptus oils. Learn how diet, scent, health, and insect defense connect in koala ...

Strathmerton resident, Kellie Payne, was feeding her pet Highlander cows, Bundy, Galloway and Bryza, when she remembered she ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as "primitive" or "ancient" and ...

High in the eucalyptus trees of Australia, koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are often seen curled into tight, fluffy balls, barely moving for hours at a time.

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not always apply. Coprophagy is the act of eating feces, and for many species it ...

The graphic novel Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir (MCD, 2024) by Tessa Hulls has won the Pulitzer Prize, announced on May 5. Feeding Ghosts is the second graphic novel to ever win the Pulitzer, the ...

Research into South Australia's koala populations, led by Dr. Frédérik Saltré from UTS and the Australian Museum, provides the first comprehensive population estimate for the region and identifies a ...

There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes ...

Michigan residents have likely fed a friendly squirrel or bird brave enough to get close, but there are state laws that address feeding wildlife, and experts often discourage the activity. Michigan ...