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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There isn’t really a why in evolution, organisms have certain properties because they apparently work well enough that they’re worth having.
Kangaroos can reach pretty high speeds while hopping, which is an evolutionary advantage.
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