| Kanga | |
|---|---|
| Winnie-the-Pooh character | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Winnie-the-Pooh_118_(cropped).png) Illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard from Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) | |
| First appearance | Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) |
| Created by | A. A. Milne |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Kangaroo joey |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Roo (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]
- ^ Connolly 1995, p. 86.
- ^ Connolly 1995, p. 87.