Show baby kangaroo very small the young of the kangaroo at birth is smaller in proportion to the size of the pare parents its than the young of any other animal some of the larger species ot of kangaroo stand about eight feet in height and have a head as large as that of a sheep the young at birth are about an inch in length and weigh only about twenty grains which is 1 ot of a pound by means of their perfectly formed front legs the young propel themselves to the pouch on an the mothers abdomen where they ire are nourished and sheltered fo for r several months |