If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others ...

Australia is the most notorious country on Earth for deadly wildlife. The red continent is thick with venomous snakes and spiders, toothy sharks and crocodiles, baby-eating dingoes, and the cassowary ...

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You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that's true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The everyday mixing of genes—combined with mutations—throws ...

This adorable creature from southwestern Australia is widely known as the happiest animal in the world—and you’re about to see why There’s no shortage of charm in the animal kingdom. Cats purr.

The Australian Firefighters Calendar is celebrating 30 years by offering a new batch of calendars filled with amazing animals and shirtless firefighters that give back Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor ...