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 ...

Here's the thing. When you think of dangerous Australian animals, your mind probably conjures up images of massive saltwater crocodiles, venomous snakes coiled in the grass, or those infamous ...

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 ...

The world has some of the most unique species of animals, but Australia may take the top prize. It is cut off from the rest of the world’s land masses, has been for millions of years, and its ...

Dalmeny, Australia — Ecologists in Australia now believe more than a billion animals have died in the country's unprecedented bush fires. More than 25 million acres have burned since September — ...

The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary allows visitors to see and interact with native Australian animals. The Sunshine Coast features ...

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan fronts the team helping scientists investigate the lives of some of Australia’s most iconic animals. Koalas, fruit bats and kangaroos take the cameras into their ...

The distressing new estimate considers animals killed in the fires and those that will die from indirect causes, like starvation and dehydration Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

More than 1 billion birds, reptiles and mammals may have been killed by the fires sweeping across Australia, according to a new estimate from the University of Sydney. Chris Dickman, a University of ...

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A professor estimated this week that a billion animals had died in Australia’s wildfires. But where are these numbers coming from? By Mihir Zaveri and Emily S. Rueb Some 25,000 koalas feared dead on ...