Kangaroo Facts You Didn't Know! | Amazing Australian Wildlife #kangaroo #australia

Kangaroos are the symbol of Australia. One of the most distinctive features of the kangaroo is the way they walk, they hop, balancing their body with their tail. This allows them to reach a maximum speed of 55 kilometers per hour, although the most comfortable speed for a kangaroo is around 25 kilometers per hour. The biggest kangaroos can leap to almost eight meters with one leap. Kangaroos are usually between three and seven feet in height. They can weigh up to approximately 200 pounds. Kangaroos are marsupials. Like other marsupials, females have a permanent At birth, a joy is the size of a jelly bean. It is only about two centimeters long and weighs less than a gram. All kangaroos are herbivores that graze mainly on grass but also moss, fungi and shrubs. Generally, kangaroos are active at night and during periods of low light. But it is quite possible to find them in the open in bright sunlight. Kangaroos are social creatures living in groups called mobs, troops or hordes.