NLY FOUND IN AUSTRALIA, kangaroos feature on the country’s coat of arms as a symbol of progress, as they can only move forwards, not backwards. The largest marsupials on Earth are famous for hopping, usually at 25kph, but they can reach speeds of up to 60kph and clear more than 8m in a single leap. ‘Roos’ are gregarious and live in groups called mobs. Females (known as does, fliers or jills) have forward-opening pouches in which they rear young (known as joeys), and males (known as
