Schleich kangaroo

The word "kangaroo" comes from the language of the Aborigines, the indigenous people of Australia. It means something like "I don't understand" and was the answer to the question of the British navigator James Cook what kind of animal it was. What a misunderstanding! The marsupials have a kind of rubber band in their hind legs. It makes her soar up with every jump. The faster a kangaroo hops, the further the animal is "catapulted" forward and the less energy it uses.