Experts finally reveal the truth behind the mythical hybrid beast, said to be a cross between a shaggy black dog and a monkey ...

Plus “We Had a Hunch” and “The Proving Ground.” ...

Among the most popular books of the time, bestiaries were filled with real and mythical animals and their lore, the ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna—large land animals such as giant marsupial ...

Just three Aboriginal writers appeared in Radio National’s poll. There was little sense of the breadth and creativity of our ...

Australia declares extinction of the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), the country's last native shrew species.

Scholastic UK has acquired Renegades, a new middle-grade series by bestselling author Erin Hunter.

A cat with a murky history appeared at author Deborah Frenkel’s door a few years ago, inspiring her book, The Truck Cat, ...