Hopping along on the red plains,
Are red kangaroos in mobs and chains
Looks like someone with great trick
Put legs and tails on a pogo stick!
Tall and mighty, robust and strong
Kicks and blows if you do them wrong
Tucked neatly in their mother’s pouch
Come out to jump, claw and crouch
They have sturdy hind legs and handy tail,
Wonderful sight and hear without fail
Australia’s pride and kings of wilderness
Look, they bounce and skip, leaving a trail!
Red kangaroos are the largest living marsupials, native to Australia. They have strong hind legs, and tails that are often called a 'fifth limb.' The infants, called joeys, reside in their mother's pouch till they are able to survive on ...