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Facts About Kangaroos
1 – Kangaroos are found in Australia.
2 – Kangaroos can’t jump backwards or sideways, but they can jump up to 6 feet high.
3 – They have strong hind legs that let them hop around at speeds of about 25 miles per hour.
4 – The pouch on a female’s stomach is called a marsupium and it holds her baby for 9 months.
5. – Male kangaroos don’t have pouches, but they do use their tail for balance when hopping.
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6 – Kangaroos live on average 12-15 years in the wild and 20 years or more in captivity.
7 – Kangaroos are the only mammals that hop.
8 – There is no word for “no” in the kangaroo language.
9 – Kangaroos can’t jump backwards or sideways, but they can jump up to 6 feet high.
10 – Kangaroos have a pouch on their stomachs for carrying babies.
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11 – A group of kangaroos is called a mob and there may be 20-40 members in one mob.
12 – The longest living wild kangaroo was named Grumpy and lived to be 27 years old.
13 – A kangaroo’s tail is used for balance and defense, not just decoration.
14 – The red kangaroo can be found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.
15 – The eastern gray kangaroo lives in Queensland and New South Wales.
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16 – Male kangaroos have two penises which extend outside their bodies during mating season to help them compete with other males for females.
17 – Female marsupials give birth after about 36 days of gestation.
18 – Kangaroos are the only animals that have a unique system of locomotion.
19 – Female kangaroos usually give birth to one baby at a time, but in some cases they can produce two.
20 – A kangaroo’s tail acts as a fifth leg, helping them balance and steer while hopping.
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21 – Kangaroos have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing dust and debris.
22 – Female kangaroos have two wombs so when one baby gets too big it will move into the other womb to make room for its sibling, this process is known as “egg-swapping”.
23 – There are about 40 different species of kangaroo in the world.
24 – The largest living marsupial is the red kangaroo which can grow up to 3 meters tall and weigh 90 kgs (200 lbs).
25 – Kangaroos have three toes on each foot with one opposable big toe, which they use for grooming themselves and picking things up off the ground.
BONUS FACTS
BONUS – The fastest speed that a male red kangaroo has been clocked at is 47 miles per hour.
BONUS – A kangaroo has no sweat glands and instead cools off by hopping on its powerful hind legs in a figure-eight pattern.
