🐦 Ostrich vs Red kangaroo 🦘
The ostrich is about one and a half times as tall as the red kangaroo.
| Row | 🐦 Ostrich | 🦘 Red kangaroo |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the red kangaroo yet. | 43 mph69 km/h1 | no checked number yet |
| Weight We don't have a checked number for the red kangaroo yet. | 198 to 300 lb90 to 136 kg1 | no checked number yet |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the red kangaroo yet. | 30 to 40 years30 to 40 years1 | no checked number yet |
| Eats The ostrich eats plants and animals; the red kangaroo eats plants. | seeds, grass, leaves, flowers and insects | grasses and other plants |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | the savannas and dry plains of Africa | the dry middle of Australia |
Which one? Ostrich or red kangaroo
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the red kangaroo yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/ostrich-vs-red-kangaroo
Where these numbers come from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Ostrich, checked 30 October 2026.