Kangaroos are pretty peculiar on the outside: They're the world's largest marsupials, they hop to get around, and they use their tails as a fifth limb. But they're also pretty unusual on the inside: ...

Why Do Kangaroos Have a Pouch? Red kangaroos, Macropus rufus, are found in the dry regions of inland Australia. Like most marsupials, they have a short gestation period of around 28-35 days. However, ...

Fangaroo to kangaroo : the evolution of macropods -- Dreamtime : indigenous peoples and the kangaroo -- Civet-cats, giant rats, and jumping raccoons : early European observations -- Suspended ...

Australian researchers have launched the world first detailed map of the kangaroo genome, completing the first phase of the kangaroo genomics project. Australian researchers are launching the world ...

Field data collected from a population of kangaroo rats, Dipodomys merriami, revealed that consumption of green vegetation is correlated with lactation but not the earlier stages of reproductive ...