Kangaroo

	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. The fully grown males are a good 2 meters tall, and the females are called a "Blue Flyer" because of her blue-grey fur. Kangaroos are like koalas: they're both nocturnal. Kangaroos eat various grasses and green herbage. A single young is born at any time of the year. The young is called a "joey." The joey continues to suckle until 12 months old and stays in it's mother's pouch for 8 months. At 18 months of age, weaning occurs. The young are minute in size.
Kangaroos live in mulga and mallee scrub grasslands of mainland Australia. They are no longer in the wetter areas like eastern, northern, and southern Australia.	Hi, my name is Kate!	Kangaroos' predators are dingoes, farmers, and drought. Dingoes kill kangaroos for their meat and farmers shoot them because they eat the farmer's grass for the cattle.	Yum, choco-bunnies my favorite!
Hey, not so fast I need to hide!	The Red Kangaroo's closest relative is the Eastern -Grey kangaroo. There are two different kinds of grey-kangaroos, the Eastern Grey, and the Western - Grey.	Ready or not, here I come!	The kangaroos can live to be up to 20 years old.
The species of kangaroo was first seen by European settlers. They thought kangaroos were so unusual and unique. The reasons some species have become extinct is because of the changes in Australia, such as polution, changes in climate, etc. They can't stand the changes.	Mom, I think I left my baseball glove in here.	Kangaroos are macropods (marsupials with big feet.)	Kangaroos Hop! Did you Know that?
Ouch, that hurt!	There are about 53 types of kangaroos seen in Australia. 6 of them are extinct and 10 of them are endangered.	Smile for the camera!	Did you know..... That Tree Kangaroos perfer to walk instead of jumping???
The Wallaroo The Wallaroo is a large kangaroo.It is a cross between a kangaroo and a wallaby. The Wallaroo is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and Australia. The Wallaroo has a very strong tail it uses for balancing itself when they fight. The Wallaroo is very smart, instead of just using it's arms to punch it can use it's legs also. The Wallaroo's strength is equal to 5 times ours!!!	Let's have a picnic!	Tree Kangaroo The Tree Kangaroo is usually 42 to 49 cm tall. Their weight varies, 4kg-14kg. The Tree Kangaroos live in groups around four. They eat leaves and fruit. There are 8 types of Tree Kangaroo!!! They live in the lower parts on New Guinea and Australia. The Tree Kangaroo can jump up to 20 meters in height!	What great speed!
Like mother like daughter!	Did you know...... When the European asked the Aborigine what the wonderful creatures were called The replied "kangaroo," meaning I don't understand. The Europeans thought this was the name, so they named it "kangaroo."	All I need to do is rest!	Because of the way the Kangaroo's legs and tail are shaped,it can't walk backwards very easily. They rest in the shade during the day, but in the late afternoon and night, when it's much cooler, they come out.