Zookeepers had their first glimpse at a dozen adorable mountain pygmy possums born at Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary in ...

The animals — a pygmy long-fingered possum and a newly identified ring-tailed glider — are examples of rare “Lazarus species” that reappear after vanishing from the scientific record. Each species has ...

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A dozen critically endangered mountain pygmy possums have been successfully bred at an Australian sanctuary. Healesville ...

"Referred to locally as Tous by some Tambrauw and Maybrat clans, the glider is a sacred animal. Considered a manifestation of ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum uses its specialized ears and long digits to hunt for grubs in rotting wood. Carlos Bocos / T.F. Flannery et al., Records of the Australian Museum, 2026 Two marsupial ...

Sometimes, nature delivers a surprise that feels almost miraculous. Scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are still ...

A dozen critically endangered mountain pygmy possums have been successfully bred at an Australian sanctuary. Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria has welcomed the critters, whose numbers have ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...