The other day, a resident of Tasmania, Australia, named Mel decided to go swimming in the freezing water surrounding the island.

What its species name means: Thylacinus cynocephalus means "dog-headed pouched dog." The Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine or Tasmanian wolf, is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that once ...

An adorable animal stole the show when a woman was trying to take a video of her solo swim in Tasmania. Watch the cuteness ...

Parasites that once feasted on the extinct Tasmanian tiger, otherwise known as the Thylacine, surprisingly still exist today. One of these parasites, a species of flea, has managed to survive even ...

Eastern quolls were once abundant in southeast Australia. But in 1963, the small, polka-dotted marsupials disappeared from the mainland, with the only surviving wild population living on the island ...

Quolls are underrated icons of the Australian wilderness. Of the six known species of quoll in the world, four are native to Australia. They’re our second-largest carnivorous marsupial, after the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. While mom’s away hunting, her six little joeys engage in endless play-fighting, wrestling matches and general mischief. It’s a valuable training ...