Mastodawn

Jürgen

2h ago

Two Species of #Marsupials Thought Lost for 6,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea

https://www.sci.news/biology/two-marsupials-new-guinea-14648.html

Two Species of Marsupials Thought Lost for 6,000 Years Found Alive in New Guinea | Sci.News

In the remote rainforests of New Guinea’s Vogelkop Peninsula, scientists have spotted two marsupial species -- the pygmy long-fingered possum (Dactylonax kambuayai) and the ring-tailed glider (Tous ayamaruensis) -- believed to have been lost for roughly 6,000 years.

Sci.News: Breaking Science News

Palm Oil Detectives 2d ago

Reclusive and fuzzy Mountain #Cuscus of #WestPapua are cuddly #marsupials, who prefer to snooze among the tangled vines of trees rather than move around. Help them and forests of #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 to survive #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🤮☠️🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife https://wp.me/pcFhgU-6rE?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

ABC Feeds 5d ago

Preserved footprints show Tasmanian tigers in South Australia 120,000 years ago
By Emma Pedler and Jodie Hamilton

The discovery of ancient footprints shows the carnivorous marsupial once roamed the Eyre Peninsula coastline.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-22/footprints-of-tasmanian-tigers-in-eyre-peninsula-south-australia/106467574

#Palaeontology #Fossils #Marsupials #ScientificResearch #MarineParks #Conservation #NatureReserves #EmmaPedler #JodieHamilton

Preserved footprints show Tasmanian tigers in South Australia 120,000 years ago

The discovery of ancient footprints shows the carnivorous marsupial once roamed the Eyre Peninsula coastline.

charring auh Mar 16

#Marsupials are a diverse group of mammals belonging to the infraclass Marsupialia. They are natively found in Australasia, Wallacea, and the Americas. One of marsupials' unique features is their reproductive strategy: the young are born in a relatively undeveloped state and

Palm Oil Detectives Mar 16

Small bouncy #marsupials 🦘🦘 Black Dorcopis 🖤 are critically #endangered on the edge of survival in GoodEnough Island #PapuaNewGuinea due to #palmoil #deforestation Help them survive #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔💩🤮☠️⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/black-dorcopsis-dorcopsis-atrata/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Brett Mason Mar 14

Where’s our breakfast?

#MacropodsOfMastodon
#Mammals
#Macropods
#Marsupials

The Wild Hunt News Mar 12

Pagan Community Notes for Mar 12, 2026

In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: New Moon Eclectics scores a victory in Georgia, scientists rediscover some super-cute marsupials once thought extinct, “witchcraft” is mentioned in a Seattle-area murder investigation, and we share the sad news that Kat Suthon has crossed the Veil.

https://wildhunt.org/2026/03/pagan-community-notes-week-of-march-12-2026.html

#pagan #witchcraft #newmooneclectics #marsupials #religiousfreedom #litigation #tarot

Pagan Community Notes: Week of March 12, 2026

The Wild Hunt

v_i_o_l_a Mar 8

"Marsupials in the news again? Yes! And this time it’s good news"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/06/marsupials-in-the-news-again-yes-and-this-time-its-good-news
#FirstDogOnTheMoon #marsupials

Marsupials in the news again? Yes! And this time it’s good news

Lazarus taxa

The Guardian

Brett Mason Mar 7

Plenty of macropods today

#MacropodsOfMastodon
#Mammals
#Macropods
#Marsupials

Guillotine Jones, Flâneur Mar 7

If I'm not mistaken -- which I frequently am -- the Australians are active this hour on the Fediverse.
So may I be permitted to ask my Aussie friends a question?
Is it true that in order to import a dog or cat into Australia, it must first be surgically fitted with a pouch, effectively making it a marsupial?
I'm asking this question from somewhere in North America which shall not be named.
#Australia #NorthAmerica #Dogs #Cats #Marsupials