Kangaroos eating reptiles out of house and home
Large numbers of kangaroos are threatening an endangered species and are eating some lizards out of house and home, new research has found.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2014
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Dingoes bring economic benefit to cattle graziers
Stopping dingo control measures such as baiting and fencing could increase net profit for cattle grazing enterprises – that's the surprising result from new University of Adelaide research.
Ecology
Dec 11, 2014
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Extinct giant kangaroos may have been hop-less
Now extinct giant kangaroos most likely could not hop and used a more rigid body posture to move their hindlimbs one at a time, according to a study published October 15, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Christine ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2014
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Researchers study the biomechanics of locomotion
Rodger Kram, a faculty member in the integrative physiology department and an expert on human locomotion, has a fond place in his heart for kangaroos. A few decades ago he and colleagues measured the gait and metabolism of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2014
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Kangaroos abound but fears abound for smaller cousins, warns WWF
Australia's big kangaroos are thriving, but wildlife campaigners hold fears for their smaller cousins, including the little-known bettong and the rock wallaby, WWF Australia has warned.
Ecology
Sep 6, 2014
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Kangaroo research program confirms rare albino wallaroos on Mount Panorama
A UTS scoping survey for its Bathurst kangaroo research program has identified rare albino wallaroos in the Mount Panorama precinct – site of the internationally iconic car racing circuit.
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2014
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Kangaroos win when Aborigines hunt with fire
Australia's Aboriginal Martu people hunt kangaroos and set small grass fires to catch lizards, as they have for at least 2,000 years. A University of Utah researcher found such man-made disruption boosts kangaroo populations ...
Ecology
Aug 4, 2014
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New study tells the tale of a kangaroo's tail
Kangaroos may be nature's best hoppers. But when they are grazing on all fours, which is most of the time, their tail becomes a powerful fifth leg, says a new study.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2014
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Kangaroo evolution maps climate change
The evolution of kangaroos has given a clear picture of Australia's changing climate, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2014
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That's no kangaroo on the manuscript – so what is it?
The discovery of a Portuguese manuscript purporting to include an illustration of a kangaroo has been used to question which European power was first to "discover" Australia.
Archaeology
Jan 17, 2014
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