australia Wombats love squishmallows, too Jennifer Sandlin

Science Listen to the bone-chilling screams that gave Tasmanian devils their demonic name Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures I am not eligible to be a wombat walker, and I am heartbroken Gail Sherman

australia This cheeky Highland Cow doesn't want to share any pumpkin with his brother Jennifer Sandlin

australia Australian woman suffers a painful spurring while "rescuing" a platypus that didn't need rescuing Jennifer Sandlin

feminism In the male-dominated music industry, women rule at this Tasmanian record store Rusty Blazenhoff

Delightful Creatures Wombat says hello on snowy mountain path in Tasmania Xeni Jardin

animals Newly discovered c.1933 footage of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger (thylacine) David Pescovitz

snake Snake climbs a thin wire fence and then slithers along the top of it Rusty Blazenhoff

Nature You probably need more Tasmanian imps in your life Andrea James

adorable animals Watch how classical music transforms this guinea pig into pure bliss Jennifer Sandlin

Science Colossal exaggeration — scientist admits "dire wolves" are just big gray wolves Gail Sherman

adorable animals Ain't no party like an echidna party! Jennifer Sandlin

Science Scientists cry foul on Colossal's "de-extincted Dire Wolf" claim Gail Sherman

crimes Woman in court for sex with trout Allan Rose Hill

scratch and shimmy Itchy wombat borrows a hiker's walking stick in hilarious footage (video) Carla Sinclair

animals Only 100 of these bizarre fish with hands are still alive David Pescovitz

let's save Neil Neil the seal causing quite a ruckus after coming ashore in Tasmania–again Jennifer Sandlin

Science Scientists discover that "fluorescence is very common in mammals" Jennifer Sandlin

australia Sunday was International Wombat Day, so join me in celebrating these awesome marsupials! Jennifer Sandlin