Why This Adorable, Bug-Eyed Marsupial Is in Big Trouble
Mountain pygmy-possums—big-eyed, stupefyingly cute hamster-sized marsupials—aren’t doing so hot. Critically-endangered, the nocturnal fuzzballs found only in boulder-strewn pockets of the high Australian Alps have suffered in the face of habitat loss and introduced predators. Now, new research suggests that climate change may hit the possums right in the gut, restricting access to their favorite, most…
