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Did you Know? List of Facts about the Kangaroo
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about the Kangaroo, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about the Kangaroo are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: A kangaroo is a herbivorous leaping marsupial from the family Macropodidae, from the word macropods, meaning 'large foot. They have soft fur, large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

  • Fact 2 - Kangaroos are found in Australia and New Guinea
  • Fact 3 - They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble
  • Fact 4 - The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length.
  • Fact 5 - The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts
  • Fact 6 - The Kangaroo is a marsupial. A marsupial is a mammal of which the female has a pouch in which it rears its young, which are born immature
  • Fact 7 - The names given to babies are joey
  • Fact 8 - Kangaroo stats and facts - How much does a kangaroo weigh?
    • Weight and Length: Red Kangaroos are the largest types and grow about 1.5 m and weigh up to 90 kg. Rat kangaroos are the smallest and grow about 25 cm and weigh 18 oz
    • Habitat: Woods, shrub-lands and rocky areas
    • Lifespan: 12 to 18 years
    • Diet: the Kangaroo are mainly herbivores eating mainly tree leaves, grass and ferns.
  • Fact 9 - The Kangaroo is the largest living marsupial. Red Kangaroos (grow about 1.5 m and weigh up to 90 kg)
  • Fact 10 - Rat kangaroos are the smallest and grow about 25 cm and weigh just 18 oz
  • Fact 11 - The newborn kangaroo crawls into the mother’s pouch to develop completely and the Joey comes out after 5-9 months
  • Fact 12 - A kangaroo can hop at up to 60kmh
  • Fact 13 - The Kangaroo requires very little water to survive
  • Fact 14 - There are 47 species of kangaroo
  • Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a troop, herd or mob
  • Fact 16 - Males are called boomer, Jack or buck
  • Fact 17 - Females are called roo, flyer, doe or Jill

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