Red giant kangaroo

In the mating season, the males fight each other. The strongest male wins the female.

Rode reuzenkangoeroe

  • woestijn en open grasland in Australië

    Habitat

  • gras, stengels en bladeren

    Food

  • 22 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 30 tot 90 kilo

    Weight

  • 85 tot 180 cm

    Length

  • 1

    Number of youngsters

  • 33 dagen

    Wear time

Wist je dat?

  • 8

    after so many months the young leave the pouch

  • 22

    years, that's how old the giant kangaroo can get

  • 90

    kilograms, that's how much a male weighs at most

Largest marsupial

The red giant kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world. Males have no pouch and are the only kangaroo with reddish fur. Females and young have a blue-gray coat color.

Underdeveloped

Immediately after birth, the still underdeveloped kangaroo cub crawls to the pouch where it sucks on a nipple and continues to grow. After eight months, the cub leaves the pouch and then drinks milk for another three months.