Kangaroo

Kangaroo

kangaroo, any of six large species of Australian marsypials noted for hopping and bouncing on their hind legs. The term kangaroo, most specifically used, refers to the eastern gray kangaroo, the western gray kangaroo, and the red kangaroo, as well as to the antilopine kangaroo and two species of wallaroo (see below). Less specifically, kangaroo refers to all 13 species in the genus Macropus, some of which are called WallabiesIn its broadest usage, kangaroo refers to any member of the family Macropodidae, which comprises about 54 species, including tree kangaroos and the belong to a “sister” family, Potoroidae.

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo

Kangaroo