Discover how ancient kangaroos evolved unique adaptations for hopping, enabling them to manage their immense size and weight.

A detailed study of bones and tendons overturns assumptions about the mobility of Australia’s extinct mega kangaroos.

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

For decades, scientists have debated a simple question with a surprisingly complicated answer: could Australia’s extinct ...

Previous research indicated that kangaroos weighing more than about 350 pounds would rupture their ankle tendons if they tried to hop. The largest of the Ice Age kangaroos, Procoptodon goliah, which ...

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

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

Prehistoric giant kangaroos could hop after all, challenging long-held beliefs about their movement.

Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg may not have been too big to bounce, overturning long-held assumptions about ...

Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg ...

Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg ...

Using today's species as a reference, the researchers estimated the size and width of the tendons needed to withstand the ...