The Kangaroo: All About Australia's Iconic Animal
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Kangaroos are Australia's national animal and an iconic symbol of the country
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Kangaroos are the tallest of all marsupials, standing over 6 feet tall. They use their strong tails for balance while jumping
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They can leap up to 30 feet in a single hop, and travel over 48 km per hour, thanks to their large feet and hind legs
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Female kangaroos sport a pouch on their belly, made by a fold in the skin, to cradle baby kangaroos called joeys
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Females kangaroos are called does, fliers or jill, while male kangaroos are called bucks, boomers or jacks
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The red kangaroo is the biggest kangaroo, which is 1 to 1.6 m long and weighs about 90 kg
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The smallest kangaroo is the musky-rat kangaroo which weighs just half a kilogram and is about the size of a guinea pig
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Kangaroos live in groups called mobs that vary in size and do split and reform
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They are found in woodland, scrubland, grassland and pastureland. Red kangaroos favour open plains and inhabit most of arid Australia
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