Marsupials are mammals known for carrying their young in a pouch. This pouch is called a marsupium, which is a Latin word ...

An adult male red kangaroo can stand over 1 1/2 meters tall ... That's where the pouch comes in. It's a pocket of skin that acts like a second womb, giving the joey a safe, cozy environment ...

After the last summer's devastating bushfires, the group lobbied a number of Italian brands to stop using kangaroo skin for manufacturing sports and fashion products. Earlier this month, some well ...

One U.S. clothing manufacturer placed an order for $140,000 worth of kangaroo skins to make ski clothes; the animal’s meat is sold as a delicacy in Japan, can be found as pet food in Sydney ...

Every year, Australian state governments set quotas authorizing the killing of about 5 million wild kangaroos by the commercial kangaroo industry. Their flesh is sold globally as pet food and exotic ...