Long ago, almost up until the end of the last ice age, a peculiar giant kangaroo roamed the mountainous rainforests of New Guinea.
Kangaroos have such a taste for leaves that they have evolved the ability to eat them on at least four separate occasions during their evolutionary history, a new fossil discovery reveals.
Just when we think we know everything there is to know about kangaroos, we discover something new. Meet the curvy-clawed, long-fingered tree kangaroo that once inhabited Australia.
A giant kangaroo that roamed Australia during the Ice Age had a far mightier bite than its modern-day cousins, according to new research.
From A–Z there’s a bounty of Aussie animals to meet in the Northern Territory, from the desert dwellers of the Red Centre to the water babies in and around Darwin. It’s the perfect destination for a family adventure.
There’s still so much to learn about – and from – our unique wildlife. Here are some of this year’s top new discoveries involving Australia’s iconic animals.
A contraceptive implant similar to those commonly used by women could help control Australia’s kangaroo numbers.
Roos traveled all over the world with young soldiers as they were sent to fight in far flung wars.
This Eastern Grey Kangaroo gets caught in a downpour on the New South Wales Sapphire Coast
Traditional Aboriginal culture is being kept alive in south-western WA