These cool plush toy kangaroos are in the Outback at Animals N More.

G'day mate! The kangaroo stuffed animals shown here include Sydney the Aurora Kangaroo stuffed animal, a Webkinz Kangaroo from Ganz, a Wild Republic Cuddlekins Kangaroo stuffed animal in two sizes. You can also see a Wild Republic Kangaroo Rat. Pouch the Ty Beanie Buddy Kangaroo. Adelaide the Boyds Kangaroo and Joey and a little Kangaroo Magnet. You can find some of these kangaroo stuffed animals in our sponsor's online gift shop, plus facts and information about Kangaroos right here in the Animals N More Outback.

Kangaroos owe their name to Captain James Cook, a famous English explorer. Captain Cook is credited with asking some Australian aborigines what these strange creatures were and they replied "kangaroo," which means, "I do not know." And they've been called kangaroo ever since.

Kangaroos are Australian mammals called marsupials, which comes from a Latin word meaning pouched. They have enlarged hind limbs for hopping and a long thick tail. They are vegetarians.

Kangaroos are of the order Marsupialia. Kangaroo young remain in their mother's pouch for quite some time after birth. Kangaroos belong to the suborder Diprotodontia. This means that their two median lower incisor teeth are enlarged and inclined forward. The largest kangaroos are 8 feet high. The heavy tail is used for balancing.

Most Kangaroos live on the ground. One variety lives in trees. There are a great many different kinds of kangaroos. The Great Kangaroo (Forester) Macropus, is the largest. A male (called boomer) may stand from 5 to 7 feet high and can weigh up to 200 pounds. The female (called flyer) is smaller. These animals can travel at from 5 to 10 feet at a time at a normal rate but when hurried they can cover 15 to 20 feet in a single bound. Their life span is about 15 years. Baby kangaroos are called Joeys. Joeys are carried in the mother's pouch for the first six months.