Climate change mammals
-
Bridled nailtail wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata)
The bridled nailtail wallaby gets its name from the white bridle line running from the centre of…
-
Broad-toothed mouse (Mastacomys fuscus)
A tubby, compact rodent that is endemic to south-eastern Australia, the broad-toothed mouse…
More about the Broad-toothed mouse »
0 videos
-
Burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)
The burrowing bettong is a marsupial and the only burrowing member of the kangaroo family though…
-
Caspian seal (Pusa caspica)
One of the smallest of all seals , the Caspian seal is unusual in being confined to the inland…
-
Central rock-rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus)
This medium-sized rodent was believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1996 . These stocky…
-
Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis)
The Latin name (Hydropotes inermis) of this unusual small deer translates as ‘unarmed water-drinker’…
-
Clarke's gazelle (Ammodorcas clarkei)
Information on the Clarke's gazelle (Ammodorcas clarkei) is currently being researched and written…
More about the Clarke's gazelle »
0 videos
-
Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
The smallest of the rorqual whales, the common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is also the…
-
Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga)
With an estimated population of around 15 million individuals, the crabeater seal (Lobodon…
-
Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris)
In 1823, after mistaking a fragment of skull for a fossil, the French naturalist Georges Cuvier…
More about the Cuvier’s beaked whale »
0 videos
-
Dingiso (Dendrolagus mbaiso)
Discovered as recently as 1994, the dingiso (Dendrolagus mbaiso) is a tree kangaroo, a group of…
0 videos
-
Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas)
The Dorcas gazelle is generally similar in appearance to the closely related Gazella gazella, but…
-
Dugong (Dugong dugon)
The dugong is the only entirely marine mammal to feed exclusively on plants , a trait that leads…
-
Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)
Information on the dwarf sperm whale is currently being researched and written and will appear here…
More about the Dwarf sperm whale »
0 videos
-
Eastern puna mouse (Punomys kofordi)
A stocky, vole-like rodent, the eastern puna mouse (Punomys kofordi) takes its scientific name from…
More about the Eastern puna mouse »
0 videos