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The kangaroo

The kangaroo

πŸ“– In short

The kangaroo is a famous Australian animal that hops on its strong back legs and leans on its long tail. The female has a pocket on her belly called a pouch, where her baby grows until it's ready to come out.

🀩 Did you know?

  • A newborn kangaroo is only about 2.5 centimeters long.
  • A big kangaroo's tail can be more than 90 centimeters long.
  • A baby kangaroo is called a β€œjoey”.
  • Kangaroos live only in Australia and nearby islands.

πŸ”Ž Find out more

🌟 Giant leaps

A big kangaroo makes very long leaps, up to 9 meters in one hop, and can bound along very fast. But it can't walk backwards!

πŸ” A baby in the pouch

A baby kangaroo is born tiny, about the size of a bean, with no fur and its eyes closed. It crawls into its mother's pouch, drinks her milk and grows there for several months.

πŸ’‘ The long tail

A kangaroo's tail is long and strong, helping it balance as it hops, and it leans on it like a third leg when standing or sitting.

🎯 Boxing

When male kangaroos compete, they stand up on their tails, push with their front paws and kick with their back legs, as if they were boxing!

πŸ“Έ More pictures

The kangaroo
The kangaroo
The kangaroo

🧩 Test yourself

1 Where does a baby kangaroo grow?

2 Which country does the kangaroo live in?

3 A newborn kangaroo is only about ?? centimeters long.

4 Which picture shows β€œThe kangaroo”?

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πŸ“· Picture sources: Wikimedia Commons