Fascinating Facts About Kangaroos

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Kangaroos are fascinating marsupials native to Australia, known for their powerful leaps, large feet, and pouch-dwelling joeys

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They are herbivores, live in groups, and use their tails for balance and as a fifth limb

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Kangaroos are the only large animals that move by hopping

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Their powerful hind legs allow them to leap up to 25 feet in a single bound and 10 feet high

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Female kangaroos have a pouch on their belly where they carry and nurture their baby, called a joey

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Kangaroos have large feet, scientifically classified as part of the Macropus genus, meaning "big foot"

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They live in groups called mobs or troops, typically made up of 50 or more animals

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Joey kangaroos are born very small, about the size of a grape, and develop in the pouch

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