Kangaroo facts: the largest living marsupials | Animal Fact Files

Kangaroos are classified in the same family as wallabies and wallaroos, but they're generally considered the largest members of the family. Kangaroos can be taller than a human! Though the ladies are often almost half the size of the beefy boys. Kangaroos are marsupials from Australia. The females have pouches in which they raise their offspring, typically raising two different aged babies at the same time! Scientific Name: Family - Macropodidae Range: Australia Size: up to 8 feet (2.4m) tall; 200 pounds (90kg) Diet: grasses, leaves, flowers, etc. Lifespan: 10+ years Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- We always do what we can to be as accurate as possible, but we're only human; if you catch a mistake please let us know and provide a link for verification! --- All images, videos and sound effects used herein are 1) public domain, 2) used under a Creative Commons license, 3) used with the express permission of the copyright holder, or 4) used under the parameters of Fair Use law. Credits via Youtube: SharonBeder - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=872qJumz_pY; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji4LOQbq_tc; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG2QxCpAkSk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfQYQzg7two Credits via Flickr: Dana Sibera - https://www.flickr.com/photos/microraptor/4415557208 Credits via Wiki Users: Isderion - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kangaroos.ogv Other attributions: drelliott0net - https://freesound.org/people/drelliott0net/sounds/488591 ChrisHancock - https://freesound.org/people/ChrisHancock/sounds/484487 kangaroovindaloo - https://freesound.org/people/kangaroovindaloo/sounds/396480 thom_cookes - https://freesound.org/people/thom_cookes/sounds/498603 Fair Projects - https://vimeo.com/31185129 Harald Spjelkavik - https://vimeo.com/176243888 Mike Doria - https://vimeo.com/87959993 Roophilia - https://vimeo.com/21243865 David Hicks - https://vimeo.com/388671554 Patrick T - https://vimeo.com/43515622 Ladymaggic - https://vimeo.com/205281926 Websites used for research collection: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Kangaroos/KNxIlprcmTYC https://www.livescience.com/27400-kangaroos.html https://www.britannica.com/animal/marsupial https://kangarooworlds.com/kangaroo-predators https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BbZTCdB2X4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCcLMNcWZOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7GMpjtAIrY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmTovo7kyIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpsnREY-6no https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH6a51f4b6w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrrp_0Tmy9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmJkn9dJDQ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiTG6T9pTcM This video is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)*. *you can find information about all the different types of CC licenses here: https://creativecommons.org/ **changes were made to the original Transcript: alugha Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/AnimalFactFiles

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