marsupial
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Researchers in Australia have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown ancient marsupial which roamed the continent some 25 million years ago.
From BBC
He’s basically the size of Australia’s largest marsupial, thus the nickname: kangaroo spots.
From Washington Post
But Andrew Pask, a developmental biologist at the University of Melbourne, Parkville, who is spearheading an effort to bring back an extinct marsupial called the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, is unfazed by the new report.
From Science Magazine
He said efforts to trace the second marsupial were continuing.
From BBC
Even more unusual is the case of Lorena Álvarez, whose Buenos Aires apartment is also home to 28 pocket-size marsupials known as sugar gliders.
From Washington Post
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