The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), a small, hopping marsupial believed to be extinct since 1994, may still be ...

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An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable ...

An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert -- and researchers have discovered new details ...

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Feb. 20, 2025 — A novel system that chases larval zebrafish around an arena with predator robots is enabling scientists to understand how these days-old fish quickly learn in the real ...

The elusive desert rat-kangaroo, or ngudlukanta, believed extinct, may yet roam the Sturt Stony Desert. New skull biomechanics research suggests its diet was softer than previously thought, relying on ...

When we included the animal's smaller size into the analysis ... focus search efforts on specific regions where these plants grow. The desert rat-kangaroo was known to eat mostly leaves of ...

Australia’s environment is brutal. If you don’t already know what you’re looking for, it can be easy to miss these seemingly ...