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by abandonliberty 3860 days ago
Kangaroo hides don't have sweat glands and the proteins have more width-wise linkages compared to cows.

This makes their leather very strong, even when thin, which makes it a prized material in protective wear like motorcycle gloves where it provides far more feel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_leather

>Although most species of macropod are protected from hunting by law, a small number of the large-sized species which exist in high numbers can be hunted by commercial hunters