As the only living macropodoid (the group that includes kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos and bettongs) that doesn’t hop, they can provide a crucial insight into how and when this iconic form of ...

Scott Mitchell pleaded no contest to charges related to an expired license for his pet kangaroo, which escaped its enclosure.

As the last ice age was ending, Australian megafauna that included giant kangaroos went extinct, and it is even more ...

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

Orphaned joeys need specialized care from experienced kangaroo rescuers. Find out more about this joey and her journey back ...

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new ...

"So regardless of whether or not the species persists in the Sturt Stony Desert or elsewhere, the story of the desert rat-kangaroo serves as an ongoing reminder that extinction declarations might ...

The desert’s vast, inhospitable terrain means it is plausible for a small nocturnal species to be evading detection. In fact, the desert rat-kangaroo was already a Lazarus species after its ...

The desert rat-kangaroo — a small marsupial species — was declared extinct in 1994. But, scientists believe it could be alive and “evading detection,” according to a new study. Photo from ...