marsupials
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Saber-Toothed Marsupial Predator Compensated for Its Teeth With Cow Eyes
With two massive canines, an L-shaped jaw, and a pouch to carry its young, the saber-toothed marsupial Thylacosmilus atrox sounds like an evolutionary Madlib. But researchers have now described an extra quirk: surprisingly wide-set eyes, more typical of horses and cows than carnivorous animals.
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Australia Once Had Giant Marsupials With ‘Scimitar-Like’ Claws And Extremely Freaky Elbows
Australia currently hosts some of the most upsetting animals known in the world. But researchers this week are keen to point out that incredibly strange animals have lived there for thousands of years — namely a group of extinct giant marsupials that likely weighed over a ton, wielded long claws, and had weird-arse elbows that…
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Tasmanian Devil Milk Could Be A Magic Bullet Against Superbugs
Researchers from Australia have discovered that chemical compounds found in the milk of Tasmanian devils are capable of killing some of the most deadly bacterial infections — a surprising finding that could introduce a new class of weapons in the war against superbugs.