Scientists previously thought hopping was impossible for Protemnodon goliah.

Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been ...

The image of kangaroos hopping their way across the Australian outback is iconic – and it turns out it might have been an ...

Learn more about ancient giant kangaroos and the previous research claiming they were too heavy to hop. A new study finds ...

Post-doctoral student Megan Jones and colleagues at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom analyzed the rear ...

Giant kangaroos that lived during the Ice Age may not have been as slow and grounded as once believed. A new study finds ...

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

In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two... Kangaroo species went extinct in the Pleistocene.

Despite their enormous size, giant ancient kangaroos may have been capable of hopping in short, powerful bursts.

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Erecting the fence around the Western River Refuge, however, has seen the number of dunnarts increase between 90 and 100%, ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, during the late Pleistocene, many large animal species were simply erased from the planet during a widespread extinction. In Australia, nearly two dozen kangaroo ...