As they grow, joeys' heads and feet can often be seen hanging out ... sturdy tail and “box” each other with their strong hind legs. Kangaroos can also bite and wield sharp claws, which they ...

Take the kangaroo, for example ... of tendons that run from their tails to their hip bones. Their large hind feet function like tightly coiled springs. They save energy by using the recoil ...

Bouncing around on their giant hind feet, seed-eating San Bernardino kangaroo rats are highly adapted to southwestern deserts and the natural flood cycles found there. Though these kangaroo rats ...

They measure approximately nine inches in length, more than half of which is their tail. Like all kangaroo rats, they have large hind feet on which they hop around, which also give them their name.