Skipping evolution: some kangaroos didn’t hop, scientists explain.

Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis from University of Bristol and the University of Uppsala scientists.

Although hopping is regarded as a pinnacle of kangaroo evolution, the researchers highlight those other kinds of large kangaroos, in the not-too-distant past, likely moved in different ways such as striding on two legs or traversing on all fours.

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