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The Red kangaroo can weigh 90 kg and grow to two meters in height. Black kangaroos, weighing about 20 kg, are the smallest species of the group. 1)
Kangaroos are protected by federal legislation in Australia, and their meat usually only comes from specially licensed hunters as part of a population control program. 2)
Kangaroos are not only great jumpers, but they can also swim. When moving on land they use their two hind legs and tail at the same time, but when swimming in the water they use each leg separately. 3)
A kangaroo may be the mother of 3 kangaroos at the same time: the oldest is outside the bag, the younger lives in the bag, while the embryo awaits birth. 4)
The adult male is called a buck, boomer, or jack, the female is called a doe, flyer, or jill, and baby kangaroos are called joeys. The group of kangaroos is the mob. 5)