Real Science | Why Kangaroos are Scarier Than You Think
Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae, macropods, meaning "large foot".
2023-04-15 15:00:00 - Real Science
In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea.
The Australian government estimates that 42.8 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2019, down from 53.2 million in 2013.