Why didn't kangaroos ever hop over to Asia? Scientists may now have the answer
Why didn't kangaroos ever hop over to Asia? Scientists may now have the answer
www.sbs.com.au Why didn't kangaroos ever hop over to Asia? Scientists may now have the answer
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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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.
Just needs a bit of a running jump.
Tldr: kangaroos aren't a suited to the tropics.