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/Home/Sciences/Life Sciences/Animals & Pets/Wildlife/Marsupials/Kangaroos PWS - Wildlife - Forester kangaroo Votes:0 Search | Contact Us | Enquiries | Links | Help Home Visitor's Guide The Nature Of Tasmania Wildlife of Tasmania Plants of Tasmania The Shaping of Tasmania Threatened Species Fire Ecology Outdoor Recreation Exploring the Past Services & Management Education Latest News & Media Releases Employment Bushfire Management Volunteering & Community Partnerships WildCare Publications Fact Sheets Permits & Forms Where's Tasmania? Caring for Wildlife Living with Wildlife Threatening Processes Wildlife Slide Show Mammals Birds Reptiles Frogs Wildlife of Tasmania Mammals of Tasmania Forester Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus Description The Forester kangaroo is the largest marsupial in Tasmania and the second largest in the world -- males can reach over 60 kg and, when literally on tippy toes, stand 2 m tall Read More Go to Site Tasmania PWS - Wildlife - Bennetts wallaby Votes:0 Search | Contact Us | Enquiries | Links | Help Home Visitor's Guide The Nature Of Tasmania Wildlife of Tasmania Plants of Tasmania The Shaping of Tasmania Threatened Species Fire Ecology Outdoor Recreation Exploring the Past Services & Management Education Latest News & Media Releases Employment Bushfire Management Volunteering & Community Partnerships WildCare Publications Fact Sheets Permits & Forms Where's Tasmania? 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Caring for Wildlife Living with Wildlife Threatening Processes Wildlife Slide Show Mammals Birds Reptiles Frogs Wildlife of Tasmania Mammals of Tasmania Tasmanian Pademelon, Thylogale billardierii Description The pademelon is a stocky animal with a relatively short tail and legs to aid its movement through dense vegetation. It ranges in colour from dark-brown to grey-brown a Read More Go to Site Welcome to - Perth Zoo - Western Australia Votes:0 "; sStop = " Read More Go to Site ABC-KID.com - Kangaroo Pictures For Kids Votes:0 Animals Ants Bats Bees Beetles Canary Chameleon Cheetah Chimpanzee Cougar Cows Crab Crocodile Crow/Raven Deer Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dolphins Duck Eagles Elephant Flamingo Fox Frogs Giraffe Goat Goldfish Great White Shark Grizzly Bear Hamster Hippopotamus Horses Kangaroo More...... WHAT IS THE KANGAROO? HOW THE KANGAROO GOT ITS NAME: When European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian (aborigine) what they were called. He replied "kangaroo" meaning "I don't understand" your question. The explorers thought this was the animal's name. And that's how the kangaroo got its name. Page1 | Page2 | Page3 | Page4 Buy this poster at art.com Buy this poster at art.com Buy this poster at art.com CHEAP PRICES ON POSTERS! TV Shows & Books Astro Boy Arthur Bananas i Read More Go to Site ABC-KID.com - Kangaroo Pictures For Kids Votes:0 Animals Ants Bats Bees Beetles Canary Chameleon Cheetah Chimpanzee Cougar Cows Crab Crocodile Crow/Raven Deer Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dolphins Duck Eagles Elephant Flamingo Fox Frogs Giraffe Goat Goldfish Great White Shark Grizzly Bear Hamster Hippopotamus Horses Kangaroo More...... WHAT IS THE KANGAROO? HOW THE KANGAROO GOT ITS NAME: When European explorers first saw these strange hopping animals they asked a native Australian (aborigine) what they were called. He replied "kangaroo" meaning "I don't understand" your question. The explorers thought this was the animal's name. 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Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank, and Serial Number Organismal classification: evolutionary relationships & ranks Glossary Search Guide Related Links Contact Us Report an Error Structured Inquiry Search — preview Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Diprotodontia Suborder Macropodiformes Family Macropodidae Family Macropodidae kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives Information Pictures Specimens Classification 2007/11/19 05:19:02.208 US/Eastern By Phil My Read More Go to Site Animal Info - Bridled Nail-tailed Wallaby Votes:0 Translate : Animal Info - Bridled Nail-tailed Wallaby (Other Names: 斑纹距尾袋鼠, 尖尾兔袋鼠, タヅナツメオワラビー, Bridled Nailtail Wallaby, Bridled Wallaby, Canguro Rabipelado Oriental, Flash Jack, Kurznagel-K?nguruh, Merrin, Onychogale Brid?, Valabi-de-cauda-pontiaguda, Wallaby de cauda pontiaguda, Z?gel-K?nguruh) Onychogalea fraenata Status : Endangered Contents 1. Profile ( Picture ) 2. Tidbits 3. Status and Trends ( IUCN Status , Countries Where Currently Found , History of Distribution , Threats and Reasons for Decline ) 4. Data on Biology and Ecology ( Weight , Habitat , Birth Season , Birth Rate , Maximum Age , Diet , Behavior , Social Organization ) 5. Ref Read More Go to Site Animal Info - Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo Votes:0 Animal Info - Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Other Names: Ornate Tree Kangaroo) Dendrolagus goodfellowi (formerly considered to be conspecific with Matschie's tree kangaroo, D. matschiei ) Status : Endangered Contents 1. Profile ( Picture ) 2. Tidbits 3. Status and Trends ( IUCN Status , Countries Where Currently Found , History of Distribution , Threats and Reasons for Decline ) 4. Data on Biology and Ecology ( Weight , Habitat , Gestation Period , Birth Season , Birth Rate , Maximum Age , Diet , Social Organization ) 5. References Profile Pictures: Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo #1 (19 Kb JPEG); Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo #2 (37 Kb JPEG) Goodfellow's tree kangaroo, a marsupial which weighs about 7 kg (about 15 lb), is found in mountainous rain forests. It shelters in small groups in trees durin Read More Go to Site Animal Info - Northern Bettong Votes:0 Animal Info - Northern Bettong (Other Names: Northern Rat Kangaroo) Bettongia tropica (May be included in B. penicillata ) Status : Endangered Contents 1. Profile ( Picture ) 2. Tidbits 3. Status and Trends ( IUCN Status , Countries Where Currently Found , History of Distribution , Threats and Reasons for Decline ) 4. Data on Biology and Ecology ( Weight , Habitat , Birth Season , Early Development , Diet , Behavior , Social Organization ) 5. References Profile Pictures: Northern Bettong #1 (24 Kb JPEG); Northern Bettong #2 (25 Kb GIF) ( James Cook Univ. 2002 ) The northern bettong, a marsupial , is a small kangaroo weighing about 1 kg (2.2 lb). It prefers tall open forest and grassy woodland, generally above 400m (1300') elevation. Fruiting bodies of fungi (similar to truffles) are the mo Read More Go to Site animalsoftherainforest.com Votes:0 This page requires frames Read More Go to Site Australia's Lost Kingdoms - Agile Wallaby Votes:0 Australia's Lost Kingdoms Australia's reptiles, birds and mammals from the Cretaceous to the present Australia's Lost Kingdoms site sections Australia's Lost Kingdoms home In this section Cretaceous Eocene Early to middle Miocene Late Miocene Pliocene Pleistocene Holocene Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis) Lived: 4 million years ago (early Pliocene) to the present Size: Length (head and body): 80cm Description: The Agile Wallaby is a animal of today's open forests, coastal sand dunes and nearby grasslands, where it grazes on native grasses. In Pliocene times the Agile Wallaby was slightly larger than it is today. Apart from this size difference, Pliocene Agile Wallaby bones are identical to those of living Agile Wallabies. Fossils: Pliocene fossils of the Agile Wallaby have been found at Chin Read More Go to Site Australia's Lost Kingdoms - Giant Short-faced Kangaroo Votes:0 Australia's Lost Kingdoms Australia's reptiles, birds and mammals from the Cretaceous to the present Australia's Lost Kingdoms site sections Australia's Lost Kingdoms home In this section Cretaceous Eocene Early to middle Miocene Late Miocene Pliocene Pleistocene Holocene Giant Short-faced Kangaroo (Procoptodon goliah ) Lived: 1,600,000 - 40,000 years ago (Pleistocene) Size: Height: 2 - 3m tall Description: Take a Red Kangaroo, double its size, replace its paws with grappling hooks, give it bizarre feet each with a single hoof-like claw, then allow it to run at super-high speed face-first into a wall. The result should vaguely resemble a Giant Short-faced Kangaroo, the largest kangaroo to have existed - and one of the strangest. The Giant Short-faced Kangaroo had a flat face and forward-po Read More Go to Site Biodiversity - Threatened Species - Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby Votes:0 Threatened Species - Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby Managing Key Threats The Short Term Objectives Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby Colonies in South Australia Operation Bounceback Authors Contact Managing Key Threats Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Photo: Tony Robinson) Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby at Plumbago (Photo: C Arnold) A conservation management program was established to protect vulnerable and declining Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby colonies in the Olary Hills, Central Flinders Ranges and Gawler Ranges (South Australia). The first stage of this project, focusing on fox control and feral herbivore control around rock-wallaby colonies commenced in 1993. The aim of the project is to improve habitat quality to achieve a substantial and sustained increase in these rock-wallaby populations. The longer-te Read More Go to Site Birds and All Nature: The Kangaroo & Invitation to the Redbreast Votes:0 THE KANGAROO. C. C. M. THE Kangaroos are regarded as among the most remarkable of mammals. Everything about them is extraordinary; their movements and their attitudes when at rest, the way they seek their food, their reproduction, their development, and their mental qualities. Twenty and thirty years ago, it is said, the visitor to Australia could see more Kangaroos to the square mile than there are jack rabbits today, and it was literally impossible to avoid the countless flocks that swarmed over the whole island. Walsh says that, with a good rifle, he could take a position on a rock and shoot all day long, until tired of the monotony of the slaughter, or until some "old man" kangaroo became desperate at his killing and decided to turn the table upon him. In those days men were Read More Go to Site Dama Wallaby - Macropus eugenii Votes:0 ? Sedgwick County Zoo, credit: Dean Foy Tammar Wallaby Macropus eugenii Physical Characteristics These small to medium-sized kangaroos are dark, grizzled gray-brown above, becoming rufous on the sides of the body and limbs, especially in males. The undersides are pale gray-buff below. The coat is short and sleek. Size of average adult height: 2 feet weight: males = 16.5 pounds, females = 12 pounds Approximate life span: males = 11 years, females = 13 years Diet Wild: grass Behavior The only social groupings are between females and their young Reproduction sexual maturity: males = 2 years, females = 9 months breeding season: January to June or August gestation : 28 days the newborn joey climbs to the pouch unassisted and begins to suckle, the head first peeks out at about 150 days Environme Read More Go to Site Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) Votes:0 theBIGzoo Only theBIGcastle Only theBIGgalaxy Only All Sites Home : Zoo : Mammals : Marsupials : Kangaroos & Wallabies :Eastern Grey Kangaroo Photo Panel Grey Kangaroo Click Here to Use This Photo Quick Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Marsupialia Family: Macropodidae Genus: Macropus Species: giganteus Height: 60 - 72 inches Weight: 72 - 135 lbs Gestation: 30 - 38 days Offspring: 1 Life Span: 18 years Top Speed (Ground): 30 mph Sponsored Links Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus Also Called: Tasmanian Forester or Great Grey Kangaroo The Eastern grey kangaroo looks very similar to the red kangaroo but is slightly smaller though they may be heavier. They have a small head with large ears. They are usually a steel grey color on top and the underside of thei Read More Go to Site Eastern Grey Kangaroo - Macropus giganteus Votes:0 Eastern Grey Kangaroo Can jump distances of 30 ft Order: Diprotodontia Prev. Marsupialia Family: Macropodidae Genus & Species: Macropus giganteus APPEARANCE The eastern grey kangaroo looks much like its relative the red kangaroo, although it is slightly smaller. Eastern greys grow to a height of 5-6 ft (1.5-1.8 m), with a weight of 135 lbs (60 kg) for the males and 72 lbs (32 kg) for the females. They have a small head with large ears, and a strip of light-coloured fur runs down the muzzle, separating the nostrils. The fur is generally steely grey and is courser and curlier than that of the western grey. The colour varies from grey to brown with white underparts, legs, and underside of tail. The tail is 4 ft (1.2 m) in length and is very strong. 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Can I get ADSL? © 2005 EFTel Limited ABN 47 073 238 178 | Investor relations | Terms & Conditions | Privacy | Sitemap | Online Safety // Provide alternate content for browsers that do not support scripting // or for thos Read More Go to Site Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo - Dendrolagus goodfellowi Votes:0 Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo The baby is the size of a lima bean at birth Order: Diprotodontia Prev. Marsupialia Family: Macropodidae Genus & Species: Dendrolagus goodfellowi APPEARANCE Goodfellow's tree kangaroo of New Guinea is very un-kangaroo-like in appearance. Like the rest of the tree kangaroo species, Goodfellow's tree kangaroo differs from ground kangaroos in many ways. The forelimbs and hindelimbs are almost of equal length and can move independently of one another. The hindefeet are broad and shorter than those of ground kangaroos. The forefeet are longer. The feet are padded with roughened skin and end in sharp curved claws that aid with climbing. The female has a pouch that holds the young. It opens forward and contains four teats. The head is rounded, as are the small ears, and Read More Go to Site Kangaroo Votes:0 Grey-Kangaroo Kangaroos are found in Tasmania, Australia, and New Guinea. They are herbivores (an animal that eats no meat.) Their enemies are humans who kill kangaroos for their meat and hides. By the 20th century the number of kangaroos left in Australia had gone up drasticly because their natural predators were killed by farmers. Kangaroos jump on their powerful, hind legs to transport themselves from point A to point B. Their long, strong tail is for balancing themselves as they stand still. A kangaroos fur is soft and wooly often with stripes on the back or head.Kangaroos have a stomach just like those of cattle or sheep.They regurgitate the food they have eaten chew on it again and then swallow for a final digestion. Red Kangaroo The kangaroo is the world's largest marsupial. 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Wordswo Read More Go to Site Kangaroos Votes:0 Kangaroos Macropus giganteus Different members of this family can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. Kangaroos are found chiefly in Australia (including Tasmania), and New Guinea. In Australia, kangaroos occupy the position held on other continents by grass eaters such as antelope, deer, zebra, and bison. The man-sized kangaroos of Australia are capable of speeds up to 88 km/h for short distances, their means of locomotion being their powerful hind legs, which carry them over the ground in jumps of 9 m or more at a time. Kangaroos are not greatly bothered by predators, but when pursued by dogs, for instance, often head for water, standing submerged to the chest, and attempting to drown the attacker by holding him underwater. Another defensive tactic is to get their back to a tree and Read More Go to Site Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo Votes:0 Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Tropical North Queensland, Australia. [ Back ] [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Site Map ] [ Wildlife Search Engine ] Photo: C & D Frith Australia's Wet Tropics Rainforest Life Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo: Dendrolagus lumholtzi Tree Kangaroos are the only macropods which can move their hind feet independantly of each other. Blackish- brown, sprinkled with lighter coloured fur on the lower part of their back. Lighter coloured band across forehead and down each side of the face. Long forearms which are heavily muscled and hind feet are short and broad. Tail is long with the terminal half blackish brown, used for counterbalance in climbing. Common in distribution. Habitat: It is a nocturnal animal, thus, its days are spent asleep in a crouched sitting posture in the crown of a Read More Go to Site Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo - Dendrolagus lumholtzi Votes:0 Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo (Boongarry) An endangered species Order: Diprotodontia Prev. Marsupialia Family: Macropodidae Genus & Species: Dendrolagus lumholtzi APPEARANCE Lumholtz's tree kangaroo is a small arboreal kangaroo, one of two species found in Australia. They are about the size of a dog. Sexual dimorphism present, with the males being larger than the females. They grow to average lengths of 44.8-52 in (112-130 cm), including the tail, which is usually longer than the body. The tail is long, cylindrical, and tufted on the end. It is used as a counterbalance while climbing or hopping and is not prehensile. The hindefeet are small and broad and can move independently of each other, a feature not found in the ground kangaroos. Another difference between Lumholtz's tree kangaroos and th Read More Go to Site Mammals » Marsupials » Kangaroo - Tree, Lumholtz Main Page Votes:0 2,234 Animals Online Today Home Central Mammals Page Central Marsupials Page Kangaroo - Tree, Lumholtz (you are here) Common Name: Kangaroo - Tree, Lumholtz Related Pages: Articles & Stories Books Magazines Clubs Breeders Pet Products Pet Webcams Links Page Printer Friendly Corrections Tell a Friend Related Searches: Site Search Search Forums Search the Web Veterinarians Pet Shops Pet Adoptions Service Providers More Stuff: Go to Forums Mammals eCards Subscribe Pet Categories: Mammals Birds Fish & More Reptiles & More Insects & More Submit a Photo Common Name: Kangaroo - Tree, Lumholtz Other Common Names: Tree-climber, Boongarry Scientific Name: Dendrolagus lumholtzi (Full Taxonomy) Group: Origin or Range: Australia Relative Size: Average (as compared to other marsupials) A Read More Go to Site Mammals » Marsupials » Wallaby - Dama Main Page Votes:0 2,234 Animals Online Today Home Central Mammals Page Central Marsupials Page Wallaby - Dama (you are here) Common Name: Wallaby - Dama Related Pages: More Photos Articles & Stories Books Magazines Clubs Breeders Pet Products Pet Webcams Links Page Printer Friendly Corrections Tell a Friend Related Searches: Site Search Search Forums Search the Web Veterinarians Pet Shops Pet Adoptions Service Providers More Stuff: Go to Forums Mammals eCards Subscribe Pet Categories: Mammals Birds Fish & More Reptiles & More Insects & More Wallaby Photo: Emily Popp More Photos / Submit a Photo Common Name: Wallaby - Dama Other Common Names: Tammar (or Scrub) Wallaby Scientific Name: Macropus eugenii (Full Taxonomy) Group: Origin or Range: Australia Relative Size: Smaller Than Average (as co Read More Go to Site Matschie's Tree Kangaroo - Dendrolagus matschiei Votes:0 ? Sedgwick County Zoo, credit: Jim Marlett Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei Physical Characteristics These small kangaroos have a red or mahogany-brown back with a bright yellow face, belly and feet. The long cylindrical tail is mostly yellow. The powerful forelimbs and hind limbs are of equal proportion. Size of average adult height: 20 - 32 inches (head and body) weight: 15 - 17 pounds Approximate life span is 14 years. Diet Wild: leaves, fruit, flowers and grass Behavior Prefer to walk instead of hop Males are territorial Agile in trees Reproduction gestation: 32 days joey in pouch for 305 days Environmental/Global Habitat: mountainous tropical forest Distribution: Ituon Peninsula of Australia and Umboi Island of New Guinea Status: Vulnerable hunting for meat habitat destr Read More Go to Site Musky Rat Kangaroo Votes:0 Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Tropical North Queensland, Australia. [ Back ] [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Next ] [ Site Map ] [ Wildlife Search Engine ] Photo: C & D Frith Australia's Wet Tropics Rainforest Life Musky Rat Kangaroo: Hypsiprymnodon moschatus It is a marsupial General body colour is rich brown Head is grey-brown in colour Dark brown tail covered with small scales creating a naked appearance. Distinguished from other members of its family by having five toes on its hind foot. Travels via a slow "bunny-hop" movement. Habitat: Generally found in the dampest areas of the rainforest, especially near creeks and rivers. Although mainly ground dwellers, Musky Rat Kangaroo’s have a first toe on their hind foot, much like a possum, which allows them to climb on fallen branche Read More Go to Site Pademelon Votes:0 Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Tropical North Queensland, Australia. [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Next ] [ Site Map ] [ Wildlife Search Engine ] Red Legged Pademelon: Thylogale stigmatica They are marsupial rainforest kangaroos. Fur is soft and thick, grey brown on the back and cream on the underside. The cheeks, forearms, outside and inside of hind legs are a rufous brown colour . Their tail is short and thick. They are active from late afternoon, throughout the night until the early morning, then goes to its resting place where it remains for the day. When the animal is resting, it sits on the base of its tail whilst placing the rest of it between its hind legs. As it falls asleep, its head leans back against a rock or sapling or forward to rest on its tail or on the ground beside it. Diet: Th Read More Go to Site Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) Votes:0 theBIGzoo Only theBIGcastle Only theBIGgalaxy Only All Sites Home : Zoo : Mammals : Marsupials : Kangaroos & Wallabies :Red Kangaroo Photo Panel Adult Red Kangaroo Click Here to Use This Photo Quick Facts Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Marsupialia Family: Macropodidae Genus: Macropus Species: rufus Length: 65 inches Weight: 40 - 200 lbs Gestation: 30 - 40 days Offspring: 1 Life Span: 13 years Top Speed (Ground): 35 mph Sponsored Links Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus Also Called: Giant Red Kangaroo Scratching (273 KB) Grooming (412 KB) Hopping (381 KB) Red kangaroos are one of the largest species of marsupial. The Red Kangaroo is approximately 5 feet long and has a tail that is about 42 inches long. This tail is used as a balance mechanism. Red Kangaroos can't walk an Read More Go to Site Red Kangaroo - Macropus rufus Votes:0 Red Kangaroo The baby is only the size of a lima bean Order: Diprotodontia Prev. Marsupialia Family: Macropodidae Genus & Species: Macropus rufus APPEARANCE Red kangaroos are one of the more familiar species of broad-footed marsupials found in Australia. They are 6 ft (180 cm) tall with an average head/body length of 5.4 ft (162.5 cm). The tail is very strong and heavy and is 4 ft (120 cm) in length. It is used for balance. The red kangaroo males are larger than the females, the males weighing 100-150 lbs (45-68 kg) and the females weighing 40-80 lbs (18-36 kg). The back legs are very strong and are ideal for hopping. The feet are broad and generally 18 in (45 cm) long. The forelegs are much smaller than the back legs and also help to keep balance while the ?roo is moving slowly. The head Read More Go to Site Red Kangaroo Printout- EnchantedLearning.com Votes:0 Advertisement. EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. Click here to learn more. Join Enchanted Learning Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. $20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card ) $20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal ) $20.00/year or other amount (for sending a check by mail ) $20.00/year or other amount (for subscribing by school purchase order ) As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. (Already a member? Click here. ) EnchantedLearning.com More Mammal Printouts EnchantedLearning.com Red Kangaroo Animal Printouts Label Me! Printouts The Read More Go to Site Red Kangaroo: WhoZoo Votes:0 The Red Kangaroo General information: The Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), is the largest living marsupial. These animals are mostly found in the dry inland Australia, including desert, grassland, mallee, and mulga country. It is able to go with out drinking as long as green grass is available and it adapts well to drought. Despite its name, the Red Kangaroo is sometimes a blue-grey color, particularly the female. Even though these animals look cuddly, they are to be approached with caution. They have evolved with a large claw attached to its hind leg, therefore this makes marsupials very dangerous. (Red Kangaroos can be found in the Koala Outback Exhibit) Special anatomical, physiological or behavioral adaptations : Red Kangaroos can hoop as fast as 40 mph (64 km). They use this as their fi Read More Go to Site The Australian Koala, Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Platypus, Wombat & Emu Page - Home Page of the Perre Family, Wollongong, Australia Votes:0 THE KANGAROO >&categoryid=gift_pd120x90b" border="0" width="1" height="1" NOSAVE alt="bfast" > Mom Dad Grand- -parents New- -Parents Kids Students Teachers Teens A slide show of Sydney Click Here Browse to see what books are available on our beautiful animals Search for other titles Titles : Kookaburra (Picture Roo Books Series) Joey: The Story of a Baby Kangaroo I am a Little Kangaroo Playing Possum: Riddles about kangaroos, koalas and other marsupials. High in the Tree The Koala is NOT a Bear I am a Little Koala Bouncy, Big and Furry (What am I?) Toy Store KANGAROO: A marsupial animal found in Australia. Typically large kangaroos have sheeplike heads, large, movable ears, slender chests and heavy hind parts. They have short front legs with five unequal digits and long, powerful hind legs Read More Go to Site The Kangaroo (1) Votes:0 Kangaroo is the common name for any of 52 species of marsupial animals constituting the family Macropodidae, found in Australia and neighboring islands. Typical large kangaroos have sheeplike heads; large, movable ears; slender chests; and heavy hind parts. They have short front legs with five unequal digits, and long, powerful hind legs with tendons that act like springs for energy-efficient hopping. A large kangaroo can cover a distance of 6.6 m (25 feet) in a single leap. The hind feet typically have four toes; the toe adjacent to the outside digit bears a long, sharp claw used in defense. (A large kangaroo, although ordinarily timid, is dangerous when cornered, pummeling its attacker with its forepaws [like a boxer] and slashing with its powerful hind legs.) 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