Kangaroos and wallabies belong to a group of animals called macropods. The word macropod means "large-footed" animal. Macropods vary in size from the Parma wallaby weighing about 3 kg (7lb) to the red kangaroo weighing up to 85kg (188lb).
They have powerful legs that act like springs, big feet to help them hop and a long tail to help them balance. The larger kangaroo species can jump up to 3m high (10 feet) and 9m (30 feet) long with one bounce and hop as fast as 70 km/hr (44 mph).
The differences between kangaroos and wallabies include kangaroos being bigger in size and the base of their tail is thick unlike the long, thin tail of the wallaby.
The
Red Kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world. Males are larger than
females standing a massive two metres tall and weighing approximately 85kg. The
female is often called the "blue flyer" because of her blue-grey fur.
Food
Grasses and green herbage.
Breeding
A single young is born at anytime of
the year. The joey remains in the pouch for eight months and continues to
suckle until twelve months of age. Weaning occurs at eighteen months of age.
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