Researchers have finally found a tiny animal they’d been seeking for years in a California nature preserve. The Santa Cruz kangaroo rat has been documented at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in ...

With super long tails, bulging eyes and big hind feet, kangaroo rats are accomplished jumpers, leaping like the much larger kangaroo. ... A kangaroo rat hadn’t been seen in that area since 1940.

The animal in question — a Santa Cruz kangaroo rat — hadn’t been seen in the area in more than 75 years, and was listed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as a “critically ...

Aurimys is reportedly the largest known species of kangaroo rat. Modern species can get as big as 12 inches long, but Aurimys appear to have been one-third larger.

A giant kangaroo rat, rescued and safely released by a permit-holder during a PG&E pipeline excavation project. Giant kangaroo rats are native to dry habitats in CA and adapted to short ;droughts ...

The kangaroo rat’s evolutionary history began in North America during the Late Miocene Epoch (11.2 million to 5.3 million years ago). Jerboa vs. Kangaroo Rat: Appearance.

Where things stand with kangaroo rats. The rats, which get their name because of their two-legged stance and large haunches, eat mostly seeds and are dependent on new plant growth to survive.

An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert -- and researchers have discovered new ...

With super long tails, bulging eyes and big hind feet, kangaroo rats are accomplished jumpers, leaping like the much larger kangaroo. ... A kangaroo rat hadn’t been seen in that area since 1940.