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 rat showed no signs of pain in its cage or upon examination. It had normal locomotion, normal body temperature (37 °C), and seemed bright and alert. Given that the males were housed two rats ...

It was a squeak show. Things got freaky on a Manhattan-bound train when a funky rat flaunted its moves on a subway pole — shimmying up, down and around like an extra from “Showgirls.” ...

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

The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus ... they can provide a crucial insight into how and when this iconic form of locomotion evolved in Australia. Our study, published in Australian ...

“As the only living macropodoid that doesn’t hop, the musky rat-kangaroo provides a crucial insight into how and when the iconic hopping form of locomotion evolved in Australia.” This study ...