How to stick the landing: kangaroo rats use their tails to reorient during evasive jumps away from predators.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icab043
Abstract: Tails are widespread in the animal world and play important roles in locomotor tasks, such as propulsion, maneuvering, stability, and manipulation of objects. Kangaroo rats, bipedal hopping rodents, use their tail for balancing during hopping,… read more here.
Keywords: escape; kangaroo rats; rats use; tail ... See more keywords
Bilateral radial and ulnar fractures in a red kangaroo (Macropus rufus).
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DOI: 10.2460/javma.255.8.942
Abstract: CASE DESCRIPTION An 11-month-old sexually intact male red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) was examined because of bilateral radial and ulnar fractures. CLINICAL FINDINGS Radiography of the forelimbs revealed bilateral, short oblique fractures in the proximal to… read more here.
Keywords: red kangaroo; radial ulnar; bilateral radial; kangaroo ... See more keywords