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"Unexpectedly, we also found a contributing cause of the color of coppery brushtail possum fur—not photoluminescent, but a strong purple coloration in white light—a match for the molecule ...
Ringtail possums are Australian marsupials known for their distinctive white-tipped tails. According to Australian Geographic, these animals enjoy living in trees and snacking on leaves.
A community near Sydney noticed ringtail possums vanishing, then homeowners spotted a large snake on the balcony, fire department said.
For four years, naturalist Allison Dixon regularly walked from dusk until dawn at the Warrungup Spring bush reserve south of Perth, carefully documenting every western ringtail possum she saw.
Some mosquitoes in southeastern Australia feed on both common ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus peregrinus, pictured) and people, providing a link to transmit a flesh-eating disease from the possums ...
Researchers in Australia have discovered that some mosquitoes may be spreading flesh-eating bacteria from possums.
While there are plenty of conservation efforts and community love for cute marsupials like the western ringtail possum, researchers say that pretty privilege is threatening the existence of blood ...
Instagram user Alex Tan found an 'alien' creature washed up on a beach in Australia while going for a walk earlier this week.
A ringtail was relocated with help from Southern Utah officials on March 22, 2023. (Photo: BLM Paria River District's Kanab Field Office) ...
A new paper explores how a carefully controlled fuel reduction burn killed 17 critically endangered western ringtail possums.