These herbivores are the largest of all marsupials. The next animal on the easy list is the kangaroo. When the Australian continental plate separated from Antarctica and began drifting north 64 to 136 million years ago, only its higher elevations protruded above the ocean, comprising a patchwork of isolated tropical islands. As their climate cooled and dried, and ocean levels fell, they formed a continent blanketed by large patches of grasslands. Animals With Pockets Most of Australia's mammals are marsupials, which raise their young in a pouch containing the mother's mammary glands.
Many marsupials have a pouch that encloses the young.
The Kangaroo is a common marsupial from the islands of Australia and New Guinea. Kangaroos Kangaroo is the common name for any of 52 species of marsupial animals constituting the family Macropodidae, found in Australia and neighboring islands. Even though I'm a Red Kangaroo my fur is a bluish colour - so some people call me a 'blue flier'. My husband 'Boomer' is red. He's the biggest of all kangaroos.