The Christmas beetle isn’t one but 36 species of large insects from the genus Anoplognathus. Almost all are native to Australia, and for years they seem to have been diminishing in numbers.

Some animals such as the blue-tailed skink are now only known to exist in captivity, while the central rock-rat and Christmas Island flying fox are among mammals considered most at risk of ...

The shirtless heroes from the 2023 Australian Firefighters Calendar created a holiday video featuring kittens, puppies, sheep, and more animal models Skip to content PEOPLE ...

For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to ...

Animals at the Perth zoo got a tasty surprise to help celebrate Christmas Chiefs give Travis Kelce deadline on decision to retire: report Christopher Reeve’s kids always said no to films about ...

Christmas beetles are found across most of Australia, but are most common along the east coast. They emerge in summer to seek out mates and munch on eucalyptus leaves, before laying new eggs ...

Some animals such as the blue-tailed skink are now only known to exist in captivity, while the central rock-rat and Christmas Island flying fox are among mammals considered most at risk of ...

Christmas beetles and native plants thrive in warmer weather and have become symbols of Australian Christmas. Here are a few things you might not know about Australia's natural signals of the ...

The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) migration takes place every year, with an estimated 65 million of these crustaceans traveling 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) from the forests where ...

Animals Australia The annual red crab mass migration from the forest to the sea to spawn has begun on Christmas Island, with millions of crabs covering jetties, rock faces, roads and beaches.