Features. Kangaroos have very long and very strong hind legs but their front legs are very short. There are no thumbs on the front paws of a kangaroo. They can run at a top speed of 40 miles per hour and they can jump up to 30 feet. If they need help balancing, they use their large, muscular tail. read more
Kangaroo young are born at a very immature state (not much more than an embryo about tbe size of a jelly bean). The newborn manages to crawl its way from the mother’s birth canal to the mother’s pounch where it attach to a teat. read more
Birth Stage. The kangaroo life cycle consists of four stages, beginning with the birth. When a baby kangaroo is born, amazingly, it is not much larger than a jellybean. read more