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

In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a ...

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 ...

The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus ... they can provide a crucial insight into how and when this iconic form of locomotion evolved in Australia. Our study, published in Australian ...

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

Scientists have been curious about how kangaroos evolved to hop with such efficiency. To investigate that, researchers turned ...

Scientists stalking a small marsupial through the rainforest may have found a clue to the mystery of why its bigger kangaroo ...

"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 ...

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