How many legs does a kangaroo have? The correct answer, according to new research, is five. A study in this week's Biology Letters says that a walking kangaroo propels itself with its tail,... A kangaroo has 4 legs. It has two strong hind legs, and two small forelegs. Although kangaroos hop on their two rear legs, they can use all four and their tail for a slow, dragging 'walk'. Most would say that kangaroos have four limbs, two large and muscular hind legs used for hopping and leaping and two much smaller front limbs or forearms used for feeding and balance. But a deeper dive into kangaroo anatomy and movement reveals something far more intriguing. Kangaroos have quite a longer body and are much larger than Koala – their marsupial counterparts. They have two long hind legs with feet. Each hind foot possesses four toes, and the last two toes in each foot are fused together. They also have fore-limbs other than their legs. Their fore-limbs are quite shorter and have an unequal number of fingers. They make use of their fore-limbs much like human arms. They have a small head and large rounded ears. Their mouth is smaller and also has ...
