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It licks it forearms because the evaporation around this area will cool its body down.

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13y ago

so they can clean there faces after. so they can clean there faces after.
to stay cool

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13y ago

they also lick their arms....its to cool off

It is also so they can clean their faces, after licking their paws they rub their face.

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Blood vessels are close to the surface of the kangaroos' forearm, and so is a place for heat to escape. Kangaroos lick their forearms to assist in cooling themselves.

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I'M pretty sure it's to cool themselves down they are actually licking pulse points and cooling the blood.

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