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, ...

Hungry mums Caring for young is hard and hungry work and it seems kangaroo mothers' cope by eating more. Researchers at the University of Melbourne studied behavioural changes in lactating female ...

Australian scientists successfully produced the first kangaroo embryo in the world through in vitro fertilisation, which is seen as a groundbreaking discovery for species conservation. Since the ...

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

No baby shower, announcement or even a baby bump. Plus, Dad had moved out months earlier. So imagine the surprise of zookeepers when little joey made his appearance at the Pueblo Zoo! While this may ...