An expert has called for the marsupials' deaths to be investigated after previous occurrences were dismissed as being caused ...

Wildlife authorities are urgently investigating the deaths and distress of numerous kangaroos in South Australia, in an area ...

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 ...

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

As the only living macropodoid (the group that includes kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos and bettongs) that doesn't hop, they can provide a crucial insight into how and when this iconic form of ...

“The musky rat-kangaroo, as the most primitive living macropodoid (a group that includes kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos and bettongs), can offer insight into evolution within the group ...