Kangaroos

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Kangaroos

• By
• Maddy Harris

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Joeys ?

• Joeys are baby kangaroos. They are 1 inch when
  born. They spend 6-8 months in their mothers
  pouch.

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Their Enemies ?

• Dingoes are wild dogs that also live in
  Australia.
• When they try to attack kangaroos, the kangaroo
  finds the nearest lake, pond, or ocean. Then, the
  kangaroo grabs hold of one dingo and pushes him
  under water with his legs. If there are two, he
  pushes the other down with his paws.

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Size

• Adult male kangaroos can be 6 feet tall, and up
  to 100 pounds. Adult female kangaroos can be 4 ½
  feet tall, and weigh less than 60 pounds.

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Hopping

• Did you know that kangaroos can hop over 6 foot
  obstacles? They can also jump 29 feet at full
  speed. The record is 44 feet in one hop though.

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Mobs

• Mobs are groups that kangaroos form. They are
  not angry mobs, but mobs that they form when they
  want to eat or drink in groups.

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What are they?

• Kangaroos are triple M. they are that because
  they are mammals, marsupials, and macropodids.
  Being a mammal means that they have fur and do
  not lay eggs. Being a marsupial means they have
  pouches and give birth to an extremely
  undeveloped offspring. Being a macropodid means
  they have big legs.

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Laws

• In most areas, there are laws that you cant
  kill kangaroos because they are endangered. That
  means there isnt very much more of that species
  left in the world. But in some places, they can
  still kill them.

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Legends

• An ancient aboriginal tale said that a big
  tornado came, and blew these creatures up to the
  sky. They tried so hard to touch the ground, that
  their legs grew longer. When they finally touched
  the ground, they hopped away to Australia. And
  that, by the legend, is how kangaroos came to be.
  

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Body

• Their heads are small, deer-like, and they have
  a pointed snout. Their ears are large and
  upright. They can turn their ears from front to
  back.

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Pictures
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More Pictures
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And more
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The End

• Its all over now. I hope you learned all you
  wanted to.
• Bye!!!