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Mountaineer@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 years ago

Why didn't kangaroos ever hop over to Asia? Scientists may now have the answer

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Why didn't kangaroos ever hop over to Asia? Scientists may now have the answer

www.sbs.com.au

Mountaineer@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 years ago
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A new study seeks to explains why kangaroos and koalas never travelled from Australia to Asia, while other species were successful in travelling in the other direction.
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  • T156@lemmy.world
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    I know they mean via a land-bridge or some such, but I can’t help but picture a lone kangaroo leaping from Tasmania to China in a single bound.

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      Just needs a bit of a running jump.

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    Tldr: kangaroos aren’t a suited to the tropics.

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