It used to be the stuff of science fiction: bringing a long-dead species back from extinction by painstakingly piecing together its full DNA sequence, or genome. It’s not quite as straightforward as ...

To make the New Numbat Artificial Diet, mix together powdered cat chow, hen's eggs and water. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes and cool. Add calcium carbonate, a vitamin-mineral supplement, cellulose ...

Lyn Alcock is known as the 'Numbat whisperer', spending hours every day observing and photographing the tiny, endangered marsupials, recording behaviours that have never been seen before.

An endangered numbat has been filmed peeking out of a log and showing off its long tongue. Wildlife photographer Mark Jackman travelled to Boyagin Nature Reserve, 130km south-east of Perth, hoping to ...

Discover unique animals that start with N. From the Unicorn of the Sea to the rare Numbat, explore this list of 11 ...

Conservationists in Australia saw several young animals, including a set of quadruplets, from “one of the rarest mammals in the world,” photos show. Screengrab from video shared by Brad Leue / ...

Kirra, the world's oldest female numbat, has died at Perth Zoo aged 11 Fewer than 1000 numbats are believed to remain in the wild Kirra produced 20 young, bolstering the endangered species Kirra died ...

Zoo nutritionists these days have to do more than try to keep displayed animals happy and healthy. Sometimes the goal is to bring endangered... To make the New Numbat Artificial Diet, mix together ...

The Perth Zoo's numbats have produced 25 babies this year — a new record. To make the New Numbat Artificial Diet, mix together powdered cat chow, hen's eggs and water. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes ...