What's the difference between kangaroo and wallabies?

10/11/2018

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Well, kangaroos are much more free with their love and will fall head over heels at first sight (especially if you give them food).

Nice beard.

Wallabies, on the other hand, play a bit more hard-to-get, and keep their cards closer to their chests.

I want to hug him back but I’m not that kind of wallaby. Also my arms are too short.

Apart from that…to be honest there’s not really much difference between the two, apart from size (although wallabies can be a bit more colourful).

Both are Macropods (meaning “large foot”) and have large hind legs and long, muscled tails. Red kangaroos, the largest species, can reach up to 90 kg (nearly 200 lbs) while wallabies are closer to 20 kg.

There are some species which are larger than wallabies but smaller than kangaroos. Can you guess what they’re called? Wallaroos.

I’ve not met one of them yet so I can’t comment on their disposition, or attitude towards English humans.

This information was taken from Quora. Click here to view the original post.

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28 Comments

Kathryn Cavanagh

I do suggest a bit more research be done with regard to these animals, particularly the Kangaroo, it CAN be quite dangerous, has been known to attack , not only dogs [ which probably is in defence ] but people, small children and adults alike, have been attacked even in recent weeks. Do your research folks, they are NOT the cuddly creature written about here, even those in captivity. I am an Australian and do have first hand knowledge of the animals.

Cheryl Cox

I am an Aussie and this information is very inaccurate.

Suzanne Wilson

I agree with comments on here from other Aussies. Kangaroos can be extremely dangerous.

Tom Magiera

It should be noted that the largest species, the Red kangaroo can be very aggressive to lethal. Not to be played with.

Carolyn Frederick

Kangaroos can be very very mean! This causes the assumption that Wallaroos and wallabies can also be mean. I’m sure they’re nice animals. But I don’t believe sweet and cuddly are the right acronyms!

Michael Baker

I took my 2 year old daughter to an animal sanctuary and I was feeding a Kangaroo. All was fine, then it turned on me and started attacking. My daughter shouted "Don't You Hit My Dad" and punched it in the head. It backed off, I grabbed my daughter and bolted.

alexcooper

Hi all, I'm the author of the original (and the person in the pics). This answer wasn't meant to be taken seriously; it's a joke that was taken out of context. No one asked my permission for my Quora answer to be used here, and I don't really believe this about kangaroos & walllabies.

Sue Kracke

Wallaby’s seem to stay in groups. We loved seeing them gather outside our hotel room though the management did not seem to appreciate them eating the greenery. As with any animal in the wild, we kept our distance but certainly enjoyed the experience.

bonniecardona

Gerald Goltz, well in suburban Ontario eg Markham there are a few aggressive coyotes that have been attacking and killing small dogs and cats just recently Bonnie

alexcooper

I wrote this answer for Quora.com. It's a joke that's been taken out of context. I wasn't asked for permission by the person who posted it here. I know quite a bit about animals but the answer was just based on the pictures (of me) and not meant to be taken seriously.

jack patti go

I love, both animals! So verycute,!

Don Storjord

A pun wallabys were also a mens casual shoe many years back

scottlarock

I'm not going...

Gerald Goltz

They are wild animals and do not think like humans so care and caution needs to be used. As a Canadian we see people attacked by deer, bears, and cougars. Wolves and coyotes almost never bother people.

Terry Lee Hammel

Did not know that.

Charlie Tindall

The Kangaroos can at least win a test match 🙂

Rob Bowman

Along with the Emu the Kangaroo appears on our coat of arms and our dinner plates Both have unique and flavoursome meat. But don’t worry Australians could all convert to a diet of kangaroo as the only meat source and there would still be plenty left

Dan Drinkall

Clarence Quismundo, The article was likely written by the man hugging a Wallaby in the photo. He obviously works in an animal rehab facility, and I imagine he speaks to them during attendance. I'm sure that his harmless comment about not knowing how they might react to another outside influence other that [ white supremist ?? ] English speaking humans; is just that : a simple statement that , by extention, means he can't say how they might react to the sounds of a human speaking Swahili or Spanish, and that goes for how they might react to cats or dogs as well.