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i want few points about an austrelian animal kangaru. pls tell me

2007-07-23 04:17:32 · 3 answers · asked by kids s sylu 1 in Science & Mathematics Zoology

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"Kangaroos are native to the Australian continent and to parts of Papua New Guinea. Most species are only found in Australia.

There are over 60 different species of kangaroo and their close relatives. All kangaroos belong to the super-family Macropodidae (or macropods, meaning 'great-footed'). "

http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/kangaroos.html

2007-07-23 04:44:26 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0 0

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

2007-07-23 06:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by klutz ;) 2 · 0 0

irts a marsupeal meaning it carries its bby in a pouch

it fights by so called boxing and uses its back legs also

it has a very powerful tail which is used to balance it

it is warm blooded

its babies are born about the size of your baby finger

if the baby doesnt reach the pouch fast enuf it is eaten by its mother

and erm i think it is seen as vermin like a rat therefore is rare and killed on contact kk

oh yes and they are roumered to origionate from africa as that is where the oldest traces where found

and thas all i can think of lol xx

2007-07-23 07:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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