Scientists previously thought hopping was impossible for Protemnodon goliah.

Kayjo’s arrival marks a major milestone for the incredibly rare marsupial.

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 ...

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

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

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, scaling up the anatomy of a Big Red suggests the physical act becomes ...

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 ...

Baby kangaroos - called joeys - are always a joy to see, but especially when they're from a rare species whose numbers are ...

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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