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A '''Kangaroo''' is a large marsupial from [[Australia]] with a pouch to carry its child. In the [[1970s]] several kangaroo killings were thought to have been caused by a male [[Antipodean Opaleye]] that had been ousted by a dominant female.
 
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|image = [[File:Kangaroos.jpg|thumb]]
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|name = Kangaroo
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|hair = Brown/grey
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|native = [[Australia]]
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|mortality = Mortal
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|distinction = *Hopping as means of locomotion
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*Herbivorous
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*Female pouch to carry its offspring
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*Fighting among species
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|status = Extant
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A '''kangaroo''' is a large marsupial from [[Australia]], with the females of the species having pouches to carry their offspring.<ref>{{Wikilink|Kangaroo}}</ref>
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==History==
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Several kangaroo killings in the [[1970s]] were thought to have been caused by a [[Unidentified male Antipodean Opaleye|male Antipodean Opaleye]] that had been ousted by a [[Unidentified female Antipodean Opaleye (II)|dominant female]].<ref name="FBR">{{FB|R}}</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*The kangaroo-killing incident caused by Antipodean Opaleyes is mentioned by [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in {{MA}} to have happened only "a few years back", despite the game being set over thirty years later. It is also possible that the incident that Hagrid mentions is a different one.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
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*{{FB|R}} {{1st Mention}}
*''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them]]''
 
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*{{FB|IE}} {{1st}}
[[Category:Creatures]]
 
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*{{MA}} {{Mention}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[de2:Känguru]]
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[[fr:Kangourou]]
 
[[Category:Creatures from Australia]]
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[[Category:Marsupials]]

Latest revision as of 02:59, 11 October 2023

A kangaroo is a large marsupial from Australia, with the females of the species having pouches to carry their offspring.[1]

History

Several kangaroo killings in the 1970s were thought to have been caused by a male Antipodean Opaleye that had been ousted by a dominant female.[2]

Behind the scenes

  • The kangaroo-killing incident caused by Antipodean Opaleyes is mentioned by Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened to have happened only "a few years back", despite the game being set over thirty years later. It is also possible that the incident that Hagrid mentions is a different one.

Appearances

Notes and references