How does kangaroos keep warm?

Answer 1

Kangaroos do not inhabit the high country or snowy areas of Australia in winter. They stay in the lowlands and shelter in caves and under overhanging cliffs. Some types of wallabies inhabit the high country, but these are the stockier, more muscular variety (like wallaroos), with thicker, more insulating fur.

In southern areas such as Victoria and Tasmania, the kangaroos are already well adapted to the cold winters, developing a thicker coat through the winter months.

Answer 2

Kangaroos huddle together and use eachothers' body heat to stay warm.

In addition Kangaroo's have a large mass of muscle and fur covering their bodies from head to toe which helps retain heat.

Although the Outback can drop to very low temperatures at night, the general Australian habitat is warm and suits them well ;

drastic temperature changes can have very negative effects on the animal- (a point that is not always recognized by zoos)-

I worked at a zoo that did not have proper heating pads in the Kangaroo exhibit causing one ofthe kangaroos to lose his tail from frostbite!

Answer 3

Red kangaroos do exactly the same thing during winter as they do during the summer and every other season. They eat and, depending on which species and which area of Australia, they reproduce of raise their joeys.

Answer 4

In Winter, kangaroos go to the same place that they go in summer. Kangaroos' habitats include grasslands, mulga scrub, bushland (not too dense) and open plains - wherever there is food, and shade trees. Australian winters are not excessively cold in most areas, so kangaroos do not have to adapt to snowy conditions. They do not inhabit regions above the snow line in the Australian Alps.

Answer 5

Kangaroos do live in the higher, sub-alpine regions of Australia, so they are capable of living in cold environments for a period of time.

Answer 6

in the desert