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, ...

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

Field data collected from a population of kangaroo rats, Dipodomys merriami, revealed that consumption of green vegetation is correlated with lactation but not the earlier stages of reproductive ...