kangaroo
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1|A male red kangaroo thumb|upright=1|Red kangaroos, Liverpool Plains, Sydney, c. 1819
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A kangaroo is a large marsupial mammal native to Australia, known for its powerful hind legs that enable it to hop at high speeds. Kangaroos are significant to Australia's ecosystem and cultural identity, and they have been an important part of the Australian landscape since at least the early 19th century.
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20 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Taxonomy and description
- Comparison with wallabies
- Biology and behaviour
- Locomotion
- Diet
- Absence of digestive methane release
- Social and sexual behaviour
- Predators
- Adaptations
- Blindness
- Reproduction and life cycle
- Interaction with humans
- Meat
- Collisions with vehicles
- Emblems and popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1|A male red kangaroo thumb|upright=1|Red kangaroos, Liverpool Plains, Sydney, c. 1819
Kangaroos are marsupials from the subfamily Macropodinae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use, the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea. The Australian government estimates that 42.8 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2019, down from 53.2 million in 2013.