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

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

the musky rat-kangaroo provides a crucial insight into how and when the iconic hopping form of locomotion evolved in ...

A musky rat-kangaroo in the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Photo by Amy TschirnTo understand why kangaroos hop - a rarity ...

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 ...

Muskies are the last living member of the family that branched off early in kangaroo evolution. In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a ...

Kangaroos, closely related wallabies are the ... also known as "muskies", through the tropical rainforests of far-northern Queensland state. They observed the creatures moving in a "bounding ...

This study observed muskies in their native habitat in the Atherton Tableland, far-northern Queensland, to better understand how they move. Adult musky rat-kangaroos were filmed in the wild ...