Under pressure from predatory foxes and cats and competing with feral rabbits, the Greater bilby has lost more than 80% of its habitat. Conservation work led by Professor Carolyn Hogg is designed ...

Commonly known as Australia's "Easter bunny" due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome—all ...

Australia’s own “Easter bunny,” a burrowing marsupial with rabbit-like ears, is even more crucial to the ecosystem than we thought.. The greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis), also known as the ...

Humans have about 19,900 protein-coding genes, a koala has 29,000 but a greater bilby has 38,756. Unsurprisingly the greater bilby has a lot of genes related to its low metabolic rate as a ...

The Greater Bilby is a nocturnal marsupial with a silky grey and white coat and a long black and white tail. Bilbies have large ears, a long snouts and a great sense of smell that helps them ...

1. Bilbies Go by Many Names . The word "bilby" comes from an Aboriginal word used by the Yuwaalaraay meaning "long-nosed rat." But that is just one name for this species.

You probably remember seeing a lot of chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and tasty bunnies in shops leading up to Easter. But did you know, there's an Easter symbol that's a little more local - the bilby.

Thirty-two greater bilbies have been released at a sanctuary in Newhaven, Northern Territory, as part of a project to reintroduce the species to Central Australia after a drastic decline in their ...

We call the greater bilby Ninu – the name used by Western Australia’s Gibson Desert Kiwirrkurra Community we worked with. Sadly, Ninu only now exist in 20% of their former range.

Commonly known as Australia’s “Easter bunny” due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome ...