Kangaroo

For the pet counterpart, see Pet Joey.

The Kangaroo is a members-only land animal.

Default Appearance[]

The Kangaroo has lavender fur with a cream-colored underside, rose pink ear-insides and emerald eyes.

Actions[]

Sit
Sleep
Sit
Play 2
Play 1
Sit
Sit
Dance
Hop

Acts	Description
	Sits leaning back with paws on stomach and one foot up, as if leaning against.
	Moonwalks backward then jumps and turns into starting position something.
	Is in the same position as sitting, but head is down and rocks slowly.
	Hops far up, does a back flip, and lands.
	Rolls back on spine and flings itself into a flip.

History[]

The Kangaroo was initially released in June 2013 as a promotional gift from the Kangaroo Membership gift card. It was most recently released on June 29, 2023, in the Diamond Shop and left on September 15, 2023.

Release History Details
Origin	Arrival Date	Departure Date
Kangaroo Membership gift card	June 2013	Unknown
Diamond Shop	July 25, 2013	September 17, 2015
Diamond Shop	August 4, 2016	November 17, 2019
Diamond Shop	June 3, 2021	September 30, 2022
Diamond Shop	June 29, 2023	September 15, 2023
Notes
The Kangaroo Membership gift card included a 3-month membership and was sold exclusively in Australia and New Zealand. The Kangaroo was released in the Diamond Shop alongside the introduction of Kimbara Outback.

Trivia[]

There is an animated short video about them, called Kickin' It. This was the first animated short of the newer animals, followed by Cheetah, Deer, Eagle, Rhino, Hyena, and Otter.
There is a Kangaroos-only gate in the adventure The Great Escape.
When they dance, they walk backward, while in real life, they cannot walk backward due to their stiff legs.
The default Kangaroo does not have spots like the official picture.
Member Gloves appear on their hands, while non-member gloves on their feet. This excludes some rare gloves.
Kangaroos are the second playable marsupial in Animal Jam Classic, the first being the Koala.
Despite the fact that female kangaroos have pouches, no animal in-game has a visible pouch.
There is a glitch if a Kangaroo is walking with Gazelle Horns, the horns will jump in the air.
There is a glitch where if a hopping Kangaroo has a Jamaaliday Scarf equipped, the scarf will disappear.
There is a glitch where if a Kangaroo wears a Double Spiked Collar, the collar will clip through the animal.
There is a glitch where, when wearing either a Light Up Paw Ring or Light Up Horseshoe Ring on a Kangaroo, it will display incorrectly.
There is a glitch where, when a Kangaroo wears a Rare Trick-Or-Treat Bucket, it will display incorrectly.
They have their own game called AJ Jump.
They received their Animal Jam - Play Wild! counterpart in September 2022.

Gallery[]

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An advertisement that Kangaroos returned The kangaroos were introduced in the Jamaa Journal. A Kangaroo in the Diamond Shop

Artwork[]

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Prior Kangaroo graphic An AJ Jump Kangaroo 2023 Jamaa Journal announcement

Glitches[]

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A glitch when Gazelle Horns (more specifically, Scary Antlers) are worn Light Up Paw Ring glitch when placed on kangaroo A glitch when wearing the Double Spike Collar. When a Jamaaliday Scarf is worn on the Kangaroo while doing the Hop action, the scarf disappears completely. The glitch when wearing the Rare Trick-Or-Treat Bucket.