Why do Kangaroos jump instead of walk?

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This might be a really weird question, but why do Kangaroos jump instead of walk?

As a human jumping takes a lot more energy than jumping, so it must be something biological, but they are like the only animal family that does that (I’m sure there are more kangaroo-like animals I don’t know about)?

Edit – After seeing a few comments, this post isn’t about why the evolved to do so (even though it is an interesting question), I was asking what is the anatomical reasoning for it.

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Wish they walked instead of jumping then they wouldn’t cause so much damage as they do when they jump in front of your car at 110kmh

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