Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of why its bigger kangaroo cousins hop instead of walk. Kangaroos and ...

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 ...

There is no doubt that Australia hides secrets that could surprise the entire world in its vast territory, of which a huge ...

Kangaroos, closely related wallabies are the only large animals to hop upright on two legs A small musky rat-kangaroo, a bush-dwelling marsupial weighing about the same as a loaf of bread ...

Musky rat-kangaroos are a distant ancestor of the larger kangaroo species that famously roam the country's outback. Photo: AFP Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian ...