Red kangaroo

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

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Red 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 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.