As the last ice age was ending, Australian megafauna that included giant kangaroos went extinct, and it is even more ...

The desert rat-kangaroo was known to eat mostly leaves ... "Finetuning the search through understanding the animals' diet better might just resurrect the little desert survivor once more," adds ...

New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo could help locate the possibly extinct species, with ...

A tiny marsupial species declared extinct decades ago may still be hopping around in the deserts of Australia — and a new ...

To better understand its diet and feeding behaviour ... In fact, the desert rat-kangaroo was already a Lazarus species after its rediscovery in the 1930s. The story of the ngudlukanta therefore ...

Although declared extinct in 1994, people claim to have seen desert rat-kangaroos since, and analysis of their museum ...

By comparing the results to those from related species, such as bettongs and potoroos, they shed light on the desert rat-kangaroo’s diet. “We were surprised to find the heftier skull of the ...

Officially, the ngudlukanta – also known as the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris ... the habitat they once favored, and their diet is probably the best guide.

The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), a small, hopping marsupial believed to be extinct since 1994, may still be hiding in the vast and harsh Sturt Stony Desert of Australia. A recent ...

The desert rat-kangaroo was known to eat mostly leaves ... “Finetuning the search through understanding the animals’ diet better might just resurrect the little desert survivor once more ...

Researchers analysed the desert rat-kangaroo's skull to understand its biting ability and diet. Their findings suggested it was not well-suited for breaking into hard foods like seeds or tough ...