Kangaroo
On the Australian coat of arms the Emu and the Kangaroo were
selected as symbols of Australia to represent the country progress because they
are always moving forward and never move backwards.
Kangaroos are the largest marsupial mammals.
They belong to the Macropodidae family.
Kangaroo moves by hopping on its hind legs
using its tail for steering and balancing while hopping at speed up to
40mph/60kmh.
When kangaroo is moving slowly the tail is used as an extra leg and
supports the kangaroo when it is standing on its hind legs. Most kangaroos can
only move both back legs together and not one at a time.
Kangaroos are found in Australia, Tasmania,
and New Guinea. They are grazing animals that eat grass, young shoots and
leaves of heath plants and grass trees. Kangaroos need very little water to
survive and are capable of going for months without drinking at all.
A male kangaroo is called a buck. It is also
commonly called a "boomer" or an "old man". A female kangaroo is called a doe,
or a flyer. A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
Kangaroos have good eyesight but only respond
to moving objects. They have excellent hearing and can swivel their large ears
in all directions to pick up sounds.
Kangaroos are social animals that live in
groups or "mobs" of at least two or three individuals and up to 100
kangaroos.
Kangaroos usually have one young annually.
The joey remains in the pouch for nine months and continues to suckle until
twelve to seventeen months of age. Kangaroos can have 3 babies at one time. One
becoming mature and just out of the pouch, another developing in the pouch and
one embryo in pause mode. There are 4 teats in the pouch and each provides
different milk for the different stages of development.
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selected as symbols of Australia to represent the country progress because they
are always moving forward and never move backwards.
Kangaroos are the largest marsupial mammals.
They belong to the Macropodidae family.
Kangaroo moves by hopping on its hind legs
using its tail for steering and balancing while hopping at speed up to
40mph/60kmh.
When kangaroo is moving slowly the tail is used as an extra leg and
supports the kangaroo when it is standing on its hind legs. Most kangaroos can
only move both back legs together and not one at a time.
Kangaroos are found in Australia, Tasmania,
and New Guinea. They are grazing animals that eat grass, young shoots and
leaves of heath plants and grass trees. Kangaroos need very little water to
survive and are capable of going for months without drinking at all.
A male kangaroo is called a buck. It is also
commonly called a "boomer" or an "old man". A female kangaroo is called a doe,
or a flyer. A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
Kangaroos have good eyesight but only respond
to moving objects. They have excellent hearing and can swivel their large ears
in all directions to pick up sounds.
Kangaroos are social animals that live in
groups or "mobs" of at least two or three individuals and up to 100
kangaroos.
Kangaroos usually have one young annually.
The joey remains in the pouch for nine months and continues to suckle until
twelve to seventeen months of age. Kangaroos can have 3 babies at one time. One
becoming mature and just out of the pouch, another developing in the pouch and
one embryo in pause mode. There are 4 teats in the pouch and each provides
different milk for the different stages of development.
http://www.giftlog.com/pictures/kangaroo_facts.htm