The Easter bilby is a uniquely Australian tradition, replacing the Easter bunny as the bearer of chocolate eggs. In Christianity, Easter commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

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A bilby is a lesser-known Australian animal with a pretty shady past. For some time it tried to steal the limelight from the ...

So, Australians have never been too keen on the idea of the Easter bunny bringing treats. But a bilby—a native marsupial with long ears—was a different story: In 1968, 9-year-old Rose-Marie ...