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Christopher Laurikainen Gaete, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong

Fossil teeth show extinct giant kangaroos spent their lives close to home – and perished when the climate changed

Chris Laurikainen Gaete

Large kangaroos today roam long distances across the outback, often surviving droughts by moving in mobs to find new food when pickings are slim.

But not all kangaroos have been this way. In new research published today in PLOS One, we found giant kangaroos that once lived in eastern Australia were far less mobile, making them vulnerable to changes in local environmental conditions.

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