EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The kangaroo, a beloved national symbol of Australia, may in fact be an ancient interloper. A study published Tuesday in the online journal PLoS Biology suggests that Australian marsupials-kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils and more-evolved from a common South American marsupial ancestor millions of years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word kangaroo derives from ‘Gangurru’, the name given to Eastern Grey Kangaroos by the Guuga Yimithirr people of Far North Queensland. Kangaroos are of cultural and spiritual significance to Aboriginal people across Australia.

Detailed explanation-4: -They are the tallest of all marsupials, standing over 6 feet tall. Kangaroos live in Eastern Australia. They live in small groups called troops or herds (“mobs” by Australians), typically made up of 50 or more animals. If threatened, kangaroos pound the ground with their strong feet in warning.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kangaroos are non-native or exotic species to India and are never meant to survive here. For starters, it is the weather. The marsupials are suited to the dry, arid and hot climate of Australia, a complete contrast to the humid summers and cool winters of eastern India.