Long thought to have walked bipedally, like us, Australia’s extinct giant kangaroos have features that indicate they could ...

Research for first time suggests tendon and bones in heavier species would have made bounding possible ...

A new study using fossil evidence suggests extinct giant kangaroos, some weighing up to 250kg, were physically capable of hopping. Researchers found their bones and Achilles tendons were strong enough ...

While the majority of animals (humans included) roam the Earth, some of nature’s most fascinating creatures spend their lives ...

Scientists previously thought hopping was impossible for Protemnodon goliah.

Kangaroo Island, with its rugged coastline, pristine beaches and many animals, draws a repeat visitor wary about increased ...

It’s easy to assume P. goliah and other giant kangaroos lost their ability to hop as a result of all that bulk. After all, ...

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia’s extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...

Wildlife Ranger Riley Tydeman stepped up to become the orphaned joey's 'surrogate mother'. "Mr Tydeman was the natural choice as surrogate 'mum' having successfully raised a number of macropod joeys ...

It's not your average pet. Stretching out in the cat bed in northern NSW is 'Mr Bean', an orphaned Rufous Bettong joey who is ...

The sun was still low on the horizon when 19-year-old Piper James walked toward the Pacific Ocean for a morning swim on an island whose name in the local language means “paradise.” ...

New fossil discoveries reveal that colossal kangaroos from Australia’s Ice Age could still bounce across the landscape, despite their size.