Discover strange facts about marsupials: kangaroos, koalas, wombats, opossums, Tasmanian devils, sugar gliders, and the pouched mammals of Australia and the
Explore the attributes of the Spotted-Tail Quoll, Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial.
Kangaroos hop at 70 km/h using zero extra energy at speed. Expert guide to the physics of kangaroo locomotion and the unique tendons that make it work.
Kangaroos can jump 8 meters and raise joeys the size of a jellybean in their pouches. Expert guide to marsupial reproduction and kangaroo biology.
Explore the remarkable world of marsupials, from kangaroo biomechanics and koala eucalyptus dependence to Tasmanian devil cancer research. Expert-written guide covering reproduction, behavior, conservation threats, and the science behind Australia's iconic pouched mammals.
Quokkas earned the title 'happiest animal' with their permanent smiles and friendly nature. Expert guide to these Australian marsupials and the Rottnest Island phenomenon.
Everything about the red kangaroo: size, habitat, hopping mechanics, diet, embryonic diapause, tri-lactation, conservation, and the strange facts that make Osphranter rufus the world's largest marsupial.
Everything about the Tasmanian devil: size, bite force, habitat, diet, reproduction, the contagious Devil Facial Tumour Disease, and the strange facts that make Sarcophilus harrisii the largest living carnivorous marsupial.
Everything about the koala: size, eucalyptus diet, 22-hour sleep, downward-opening pouch, human-like fingerprints, chlamydia crisis, bushfire impact, and the strange biology that makes Phascolarctos cinereus one of Australia's most threatened marsupials.
Everything about the Virginia opossum: the only marsupial native to North America. Size, diet, involuntary 'playing possum' reflex, snake venom immunity, tick control, 50 teeth, and conservation.
Everything about the wombat: size, burrows, cube-shaped droppings, backward pouch, reinforced rear-end defence, three species, and the strange biology that makes Vombatus ursinus one of Australia's most unusual marsupials.
Everything about the platypus: the egg-laying, venomous, electroreceptive, biofluorescent monotreme from eastern Australia - size, diet, habitat, reproduction, and the strange facts that make Ornithorhynchus anatinus one of the most unusual mammals on Earth.
