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

The only hopping animals with body masses over 500 grams are kangaroos ...

Kangaroos are instantly recognizable by their world-famous hop. Unlike most mammals, kangaroos don’t walk or run; instead, ...

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

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 Hop on Home Rabbit Sanctuary joined us on our mission to help pets across the Capital Region find their FURever homes.Kellyanne from the sanctuary shared i ...

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

However, the vast majority of animals that hop are really small. The only hopping animals with body masses over 500 grams are kangaroos. And Australia used to have a lot more kangaroo species ...