Essay on kangaroo for class 1

So you can easily recognize and differentiate a Kangaroo from all other animals, because it is a big, tall animal, with a small triangular head. It stands on its strong and muscular hind [back] legs, with parts of the legs flat on the ground, and the rest of the body raised straight in air while standing.

The Kangaroo is of great historic and cultural significance to the people and country of Australia. It is Australia’s national symbol. The Kangaroo is classified as a Marsupial, as a Mammal and also a Macropod. It is a mammal because the female Kangaroo feeds and nourishes its young ones by the special Mammary Glands.

Kangaroo uses its hind legs and the tail to stand and to hop about. The fastest mode of movement for a Kangaroo is hopping where it hops using the strength of its hind legs and its tail. It can hop and travel very fast even at speeds ranging around 50 kilometres per hour if necessary.

The Kangaroo is classified as a Marsupial, as a Mammal and also a Macropod. It is a mammal because the female Kangaroo feeds and nourishes its young ones by the special Mammary Glands. It is a Marsupial because the female Kangaroo has a special pouch on its body in which it carries its young ones.