What is a jungle kangaroo?

Answer 1

A kangaroo is a marsupial, native to Australia. Its baby is the size of a jelly bean when it is born, and it grows and develops in its mother's pouch. Kangaroos are known for their powerful legs, and all members of the kangaroo family share this characteristic of strong hind legs and short forelegs.

Kangaroos are herbivorous and the female kangaroo has a pouch for the joey (baby). Kangaroos are well known for their jumping capabilities and use their tails to help balance. A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is lifted off the ground.

There are over 60 varieties of kangaroo, from the largest, the Red kangaroo, through many varieties of wallabies, and down to the smallest member of the kangaroo, the musky-rat kangaroo. Consequently, their colour varies from reddish-brown to grey, some having darker extremities (feet, nose, tail), such as the wallaroo.
A marsupial.
A Kangaroo is an large Australian marsupial, it was once, one of the stable food sources of the indigenous people of Australia.

Answer 2

It is a myth that the word "kangaroo" means "I don't understand what you're saying". The legend goes that early Australian settlers reportedly asked the indigenous people what the hopping creature was called. The native replied 'kangaru' which in his language meant 'I don't know' or 'I don't understand'.

According to reliable sources, the word "kangaroo" is believed to have come from the Aboriginal word gangurru, a Guugu Yimidhirr word referring to the Grey Kangaroo. Captain James Cook's botanist, Sir Joseph Banks, first recorded the word as "kangaru" when the Endeavour was damaged on the Great Barrier Reef near modern-day Cooktown, and required the crew to stay on the mainland for almost 7 weeks repairing their ship. This gave Banks ample time to make copious notes on the fauna and flora, and to be certain of the Aboriginal word for kangaroo, even though he had trouble translating it into written form.

Answer 3

There are over 60 species of kangaroo, from the largest, the Red kangaroo, through many varieties of wallabies, and down to the smallest member of the kangaroo, the musky-rat kangaroo. Because there are so many varieties, their colour varies from reddish-brown to grey, some having darker extremities (feet, nose, tail), such as the wallaroo.

Kangaroos are known for their powerful legs, and all members of the kangaroo family share this characteristic of strong hind legs and short forelegs. The forelegs have no thumb. The female kangaroo has a pouch for the joey (baby). Kangaroos are well known for their jumping capabilities and use their long, powerful, muscular tails to help balance.

Answer 4

A kangaroo is a marsupial, which is a sub-group of mammals, characterised by bearing young which are undeveloped, and in most cases, spend many months continuing their development in a marsupium, or pouch.

Kangaroos are also macropods, a word derived from the Latin meaning 'big footed', which is a reference to their long hind feet.

Answer 5

There are no "jungle kangaroos" in Australia as Australia does not have jungles. The closest any species of kangaroo comes to being called a "jungle kangaroo" is the tree kangaroo, which lives in tropical rainforests of northern Australia and the island of New Guinea.

The New Guinea highlands feature thick jungles and rainforest, and an estimated ten to twelve species of tree kangaroo can be found there, such as the Golden-mantled tree kangaroo (only recently discovered), the Tenkile and Matschie's tree kangaroo, just to name a few species.

Answer 6

Kangaroos are grey-brown, red-brown or golden-brown marsupials, meaning they are pouched mammals.

Kangaroos' ears are pointed and able to move in many different directions as they listen for potential dangers. They have large hindquarters and long feet with which they can hop for long distances. They do not tire, as the hopping motion actually refills their lungs as they move - therefore, there is minimum expenditure of energy.

There are a variety of different sizes of kangaroos, and they are classified according to their sizes.

Answer 7

A kangaroo is a marsupial mammal, or pouched mammal.

Kangaroos are from the family Macropodidae, meaning 'large footed'.

Answer 8

A kangaroo is a marsupial. It belongs to the family Macropodidae, meaning "big footed".

Answer 9

Yes, a Kangaroo is an animal.