Scientists previously thought hopping was impossible for Protemnodon goliah.

The image of kangaroos hopping their way across the Australian outback is iconic – and it turns out it might have been an even more impressive sight during the Pleistocene. A new study by researchers ...

Long thought to have walked bipedally, like us, Australia’s extinct giant kangaroos have features that indicate they could ...

Learn more about ancient giant kangaroos and the previous research claiming they were too heavy to hop. A new study finds ...

Post-doctoral student Megan Jones and colleagues at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom analyzed the rear ...

It’s easy to assume P. goliah and other giant kangaroos lost their ability to hop as a result of all that bulk. After all, scaling up the anatomy of a Big Red suggests the physical act becomes ...

Previous research indicated that kangaroos weighing more than about 350 pounds would rupture their ankle tendons if they tried to hop. The largest of the Ice Age kangaroos, Procoptodon goliah, which ...

Giant kangaroos that lived during the Ice Age may not have been as slow and grounded as once believed. A new study finds ...

Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been ...

Despite their enormous size, giant ancient kangaroos may have been capable of hopping in short, powerful bursts.