The Kangaroo

Kangaroos are big marsupials, who are part of the Macropodidae family and are indigenous to Australia.

In 2011, there were about 34.3 million kangaroos living within the commercial harvest area of Australia.

Wallabies, wallaroos & kangaroos are groups of species of the kangaroo, wallabies being the smallest in size and kangaroos the biggest.

Kangaroos have large, powerful legs & large feet for leaping, a long muscular tail and a small head.

Female kangaroos have a pouch on their belly, where babies are until they are old enough to walk on their own.

The kangaroo is a symbol of Australia and appears on some Australian currency and is used by some well known organisations in Australia.

Wild kangaroos are also shot for meat, leather hides, and to protect the grazing land.

I've seen and touched some kangaroos myself, when I was on a trip in Australia. These animals really are special.

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