Q 01/05

Which is the largest of all kangaroo species?

A) Red

B) Western grey

C) Antilopine

D) Eastern grey

Answer · why

A) Red

It is also the largest land mammal native to Australia and the largest living marsupial.

Q 02/05

What is a baby kangaroo called?

A) Pup

B) Joey

C) Kit

D) Cub

Answer · why

B) Joey

Males are bucks, boomers or old men; females are does, flyers or jills.

Q 03/05

Roughly how big is a kangaroo joey at birth?

A) A tennis ball

B) A mouse

C) A lima bean

D) A walnut

Answer · why

C) A lima bean

It crawls into the pouch and usually stays there for about nine months.

Q 04/05

Along with the kangaroo, which bird appears on Australia's coat of arms?

A) Kookaburra

B) Lyrebird

C) Cassowary

D) Emu

Answer · why

D) Emu

The kangaroo also serves as the logo of Qantas and the roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force.

Q 05/05

Kangaroos are the only large mammals to move primarily by doing what?

A) Hopping on two legs

B) Climbing trees

C) Swimming rivers

D) Galloping on all fours

Answer · why

A) Hopping on two legs

Elastic tendons in the hind legs store energy, so faster hopping costs little extra effort.