The number of aspiring Australians being awarded sporting scholarships to American colleges is rising each year, with one Melbourne-based program breaking its own record.

including the famous red kangaroos, specific spots are best for finding them. Knowing their typical areas is the first step ...

Arid areas of Central Australia Movement: Fast, efficient hopper Protemnodon viator was the biggest of the ancient kangaroo species, growing to twice the size of the largest modern red kangaroos.

Red kangaroos thrive in arid grasslands like ... in an 1891 cartoon inspired by exhibitions that pitted man against roo. Australia has a complicated relationship with its national symbol.

An adult male red kangaroo can stand over 1 1/2 meters tall ... So the underdeveloped roo isn't ready to face the harsh Australian wilderness. That's where the pouch comes in.

Take a Red Kangaroo, double its size ... have been found at the Naracoorte World Heritage fossil deposits in South Australia, Lake Menindee in New South Wales, Darling Downs in Queensland ...

Gray kangaroos, red kangaroos ... water sources—both of which are boons to kangaroo populations. Many millions of these animals roam Australia, and considerable numbers are killed each year ...