There are many special and unusual features that a kangaroo has.
In actual fact, the kangaroo is not uniquely Australian, as tree kangaroos are also native to the island of New Guinea, and are therefore both Papua New Guinean and Indonesian.
However, all other species of kangaroos are native only to Austalia. Although not Australia's national animal (as Australia does not have an official national animal), images of larger species such as Red kangaroos and Grey kangaroos are often used to indicate Australian-made products. As well, the national airline of Qantas has a red kangaroo on the tail of all its aircraft. The kangaroo is an animal that most people automatically associate with Australia.
The Red kangaroo gained its name because of the colouring of its fur.
The red kangaroo has a reddish tinge to its brown fur, as opposed to the grey fur of the grey kangaroo. However, they do vary. Males can be a strong brick-red colour or a pale red. It has been observed that, in the eastern part of the range of the red kangaroo, females are likely to be more grey in colour, whilst elsewhere within their range both males and females tend to be reddish-brown.
The Red kangaroo is not the national animal of Australia. Australia has no national animal emblem.
Kangaroos carry their babies in special pouches on their bellies.
No. Kangaroos are herbivores, so they do not have prey.
they have special pouches that they/ carry their babies in. Mammals like these are called marsupials.
Kangaroos are not slow animals at all. They will move slowly when feeding and grazing, and as they are nocturnal, they tend to be quiet and slow during the day.
Kangaroos are nocturnal, so during the day is when they sleep.
Red kangaroos are the largest of all the kangaroo species, so they are probably also the strongest of the kangaroo species.
Koalas and Kangaroos belong to the group of animals known as Marsupials. These mammals are characterized by having special pouches in which they keep their young.
Kangaroos are primitive mammals. There offsprings needs more protection. So they have pouch to keep there babies safe. They are only found in Australia. Incidentally the link between birds and mammals is found in Australia only in the form of echidna and platypus.
There are over 60 species of kangaroos, so the figure varies. For the animals most commonly recognised as kangaroos (e.g. Red kangaroos and Grey kangaroos), the average time they stay in the pouch is about 7-8 months. At this age, the kangaroos is still too young to leave its mother, so it's another few months before it is fully independent.
Kangaroos are mammals, so they are in the class mammalia. They are marsupials, and macropods.
There are no kangaroos in Austria.To see how many kangaroos there are in Australia, see the related question.
I don't think so. most kangaroos are herbivores ( they only eat plants)