Kangaroo is left-handed

Kangaroo often uses his left hand to scratch his nose, pick up leaves, break branches. This finding could change perceptions that long ago, only primates have a habit of using a front limb.

Kangaroo detects left-handed

According to IB Times, in the mammalian group, primates tend to regularly use a front limb. Previously, people thought that kangaroo did not have this habit because they did not have neural networks connecting the two hemispheres together.

A red kangaroo holds food with his left hand.Photos: NG

Scientists from Saint Petersburg University, Russia, have observed a number of Kangaroo species in Tasmania and Australia to test the habit of using a previous limb in their daily activities.

" Based on a special assessment of the trend of using a foreleg for primate species, indicators of kangaroo species surpass the highest index of this species. We observed them very frequently. Use your left hand, especially in eastern kangaroo and red kangaroo, "said Yegor Malashichev, team leader.

"The frequency of using the front left is very high. This result challenges the notion that in the mammalian group, only primates show a tendency to use a front leg most clearly."

Researchers believe that this finding suggests that the habit of using a certain front limb is the result of an environmental adaptation rather than an evolutionary process.