Kanga (Winnie-the-Pooh)

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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. Kanga and Roo are the only pair of animals of the same species in the books, and their close relationship is emphasized by their combined names ("Kanga-Roo"). The maternal instinct is evident not only in Kanga's desire to always keep Roo close to her in her pouch but also in her willingness to adopt the newly arrived Tigger. This trio forms a group of "Strange Animals" that is ultimately welcomed by the other inhabitants of the Forest.

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