Kangaroos are a rare sight outside of a zoo in the United States, but one local woman recently opened a spot in Wheat Ridge ...

Marsupials are mammals known for carrying their young in a pouch. This pouch is called a marsupium, which is a Latin word ...

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

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 ...

Kangaroos and wallabies are the only hopping species heavier than five kilogrammes (11 pounds), the researchers said. Some ...

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 ...

Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of ...

Orphaned joeys need specialized care from experienced kangaroo rescuers. Find out more about this joey and her journey back ...