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 ...

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

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

Officially, the ngudlukanta – also known as the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) – is one of the many small ...

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new ...

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 ...

In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a diminutive marsupial that's the last living representative of its family.

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

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

The desert rat-kangaroo — a small marsupial species ... decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new study offers a potential roadmap for its rediscovery.

"As the only living macropodoid that doesn't hop, the musky rat-kangaroo provides a crucial insight into how and when the iconic hopping form of locomotion evolved in Australia." Scientists ...