In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a ...

Research suggests that early macropodoids likely adopted a bounding gait before transitioning to bipedal hopping. Small ...

Kangaroos are instantly recognizable by their world-famous hop. Unlike most mammals, kangaroos don’t walk or run; instead, ...

In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a ...

Following the 2018 release of Kate Clere and Mick McIntyre’s award-winning investigative documentary Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story, they co-founded Kangaroos Alive as a global movement for the ethical ...

To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs only 500 grams but is the ...

W. B. Alexander concerning the discovery of Australia and the first description of a kangaroo. It is stated there that the, first discovery of this animal was made, not by Sir Joseph Banks on ...

A musky rat-kangaroo in the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Photo by Amy TschirnTo understand why kangaroos hop - a rarity ...

“Everything was so still, dry, and hot. There was no fire. There was no movement. The kangaroo looked frozen in time, more like a volcano had erupted than a fire had swept through.” ...

The ostrich, impala, and kangaroo showcase nature's incredible ... the animal runs at the speed of 45 mph (72 km/h) with under movement possessing the ability to utilize power-dense limbs and ...