Red giant kangaroo

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

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Red giant kangaroo

  • Habitat

    desert and open grassland in Australia

  • Food

    grass, stems and leaves

  • Lifetime

    22 years

  • Weight

    30 to 90 pounds

  • Length

    85 to 180 cm

  • Number of youngsters

    1

  • Wear time

    33 days

  • 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.