The "marsupial sabertooth" Thylacosmilus atrox had cow-like eyes and superlong sabers that went up into its skull, but it was still an exceptional hunter. (Image credit: Jorge Blanco) Despite ...

Ancient Marsupial Sabertooth Had Teeth So Big Its Eyes Were Sticking Out Of Its Head All the better to see and eat you with. ... Eye position is a key adaptation for survival in all species.

An unusal animal with canines similar to those of a saber-toothed cat and the wide-set eyes of a cow lived in South America about 5 million years ago. Now, researchers have studied fossils of the ...

The greater glider is a solitary, tree-dwelling marsupial with big furry ears and large round eyes (Credit: Stephanie Jackson - Australian wildlife collection/Alamy) ...

But the marsupial’s visual field still managed about a 70% overlap, giving the creature a reasonable amount of 3D vision despite its cow-like eye socket position.

Marsupial moles are also close relatives of the eastern barred bandicoot (shown). JJ Harrison (CC BY-SA 3.0) Bilbies and bandicoots do not look very much at all like their mole cousins.

Earth Zoologger: Biofuel powers biggest flying marsupial. Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world. By ...