Whats the difference between a wallaby and a kangaroo?
If you’re like most people, when you think of kangaroos and wallabies, you think of Australia — pouched animals with prominent hind legs, bouncing around the countryside like kids on pogo sticks. Or perhaps you flash to your favorite marsupial characters — Rocko from “Rocko’s Modern Life” or Kanga, friend to Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh. Or do you think of Captain Kangaroo? Marsupial Image Gallery Regardless of your associations, you’ve probably wondered what distinguishes one animal from the other. After all, they look so much alike. They’re both marsupials, meaning mothers carry their young around in built-in pouches. And scientists have even grouped them into the same order, family and subfamily. So what’s the difference? Is Rocko a wallaby or a kangaroo? The most obvious difference between the wallaby and the kan
