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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 9 MIN

Extinct giant roos could hop, study finds

from The Science Show - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australia was once home to kangaroos that weighed as much as a quarter of a tonne. A new fossil analysis suggests these hefty creatures could hop - but only if they really needed to.

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Australia was once home to kangaroos that weighed as much as a quarter of a tonne. A new fossil analysis suggests these hefty creatures could hop - but only if they really needed to.

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Australia was once home to kangaroos that weighed as much as a quarter of a tonne. A new fossil analysis suggests these hefty creatures could hop - but only if they really needed to.

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