A kangaroo-like marsupial species, the brush-tailed bettong, has bounced back from the brink of extinction thanks to the work of Marna Banggara, an initiative aimed at restoring the ecological ...

The brush-tailed bettong looks like a miniature kangaroo and, similarly, has a pouch where it keeps its young. But don’t be fooled, this small marsupial is not as adorable as it looks. When threatened ...

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This allows the kangaroo to increase its speed with each successive jump. The kangaroo’s tail is essential for balancing the animal as it leaps through the air. The Festo team used a thick ...

They often lean back on their sturdy tail and “box” each other with ... establishing water sources—both of which are boons to kangaroo populations. Many millions of these animals roam ...