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How many legs does a kangaroo have? The correct answer, according to new research, is five. A study in this week's Biology Letters says that a walking kangaroo propels itself with its tail,... Kangaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, a long muscular tail for balance, and a small head. Like most marsupials, female kangaroos have a pouch called a marsupium in which joeys complete postnatal development. Because of its grazing habits, the kangaroo has developed specialized teeth that are rare among mammals. Kangaroos have quite a longer body and are much larger than Koala – their marsupial counterparts. They have two long hind legs with feet. Each hind foot possesses four toes, and the last two toes in each foot are fused together. They also have fore-limbs other than their legs. Their fore-limbs are quite shorter and have an unequal number of fingers. They make use of their fore-limbs much like human arms. They have a small head and large rounded ears. Their mouth is smaller and also has ... Watch a kangaroo in the Australian outback, and you'll notice something strange—when they walk, they have five "legs." As they graze on grasses and shrubs, they place their tails on the ground in time with their front legs, forming a tripodlike arrangement that supports their body while they bring their hind legs forward.