red kangaroo

Largest marsupial species

The red kangaroo is the largest living marsupial, native to Australia's arid interior.

Males have reddish-brown fur while females are typically blue-grey.

They travel by hopping on powerful hind legs and can cover vast distances in search of food and water.

A red kangaroo bounded across the outback.

marsupial

pouch

Small flexible bag

  • joeyYoung marsupial offspring
  • macropodLarge-footed hopping marsupial
  • wallabySmall Australian marsupial

mob · herbivore · grazer · mammal · nocturnal · crepuscular · koala · wombat · possum · quokka

physique

muscular

Having well-developed sinews

robust · athletic · male · buck · doe · chest · forearms · boxing · sparring · dominant

locomotion

hop

Small, quick jump

  • boundSecured or destined
  • leapSudden springing movement
  • springRecoiling metal spiral

jump · bounce · kick · tail · balance · bipedal · powerful legs · tendons · energy-efficient · speed

habitat

arid

Devoid of water

savannah · plains · semi-arid · drought · dry · remote · wilderness · waterhole · shade · heat

australian

outback

Remote interior wilderness

gum tree · Uluru · Aboriginal · bushland · wallaby · dingo · emu · wombat · koala · platypus

Categories
Opposites
size within macropods

red kangaroowallaby

Small Australian marsupial

quokka · tree-kangaroo · rock-wallaby

iconic australian fauna

red kangarooplatypus

Egg-laying Australian mammal

emu · saltwater crocodile · great white shark · echidna · dingo

marsupial type

red kangarookoala

Tree-dwelling Australian marsupial

wombat · Tasmanian devil · numbat · bilby · sugar glider

Family

reddish, redness, reds, kangaroo, kangaroos, reddened, reddening, reddens

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G