Kanga (Winnie-the-Pooh)

Kanga
Winnie-the-Pooh character
Illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926)
First appearanceWinnie-the-Pooh (1926)
Created byA. A. Milne
In-universe information
SpeciesKangaroo joey
GenderFemale
FamilyRoo (son)

Kanga is a character in A. A. Milne's books Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). A female kangaroo and the mother of Roo, she is the only female character in Milne's Pooh books.[1] Kanga and Roo are the only pair of animals of the same species in the books, and their close relationship is emphasized by the combination of their names ("Kanga-Roo"). The maternal instinct, in addition to Kanga's desire to always keep Roo close to her, in her pouch, is also evident in Kanga's willingness to adopt the newly arrived Tigger.[2]

  1. ^ Connolly 1995, p. 86.
  2. ^ Connolly 1995, p. 87.

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