The kangaroo

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Jennifer Alonso
Katherine Rodríguez
Keyklin Retana
Kangaroo fact Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Macropus

Scientific Name: Macropus Giganteus

Type: Mammal
Diet: Omnivore
Size: 0.6-1.5m (1.9-4.9ft)
Weight: 18-95kg (40-200lbs)
Top Speed: 55km/h (35mph)
Life Span: 4-10 years
Lifestyle: Sociable
Conservation Status: Threatened

Colour: Tan, Brown, Grey

Skin Type: Fur
Favourite Food: Grass
Habitat: Dry forests, desert and grassland
Average Litter Size: 2
Main Prey: Grass, Seeds, Flowers
Predators: Human, Dingo
Special Features: Pouch on female and hop on hind legs
Kangaroos are capable of
breeding all year-round,
though most mating occurs in
late spring and early summer
The kangaroo is a marsupial that is
indigenous toAustralia and and the Indonesian
island of New Guinea. Although kangaroos are
often seen congregating in groups, kangaroos
are generally fairly solitary mammalsbut
kangaroos are also known for being
sociable animalswhen with other kangaroos.
Kangaroos have a deep pouch on their front in
which to carry their young. A baby kangaroo is
called a joey. Kangaroos eat plants, nuts,
berries and insects that the kangaroos
rummage for in the arid wilderness.
Kangaroos are most well known for
their ability to jump a phenomenal
distance. The kangaroo is the largest
of the marsupials, a group
an animals that includes koalas and
the common brushtail possum.
Marsupials are distinguished by the
pouch that these animalshave on their
bellies, in which they carry their
young.
• There are three main species of
kangaroo in existence today and these
are the red kangaroo, which is the
largest and most well-known of all the
kangaroo species. The Eastern grey
kangaroo is known to be the heaviest
species of kangaroo despite the fact that
the red kangaroo is taller. The western
grey kangaroo can be found in large
numbers and can be anywhere in colour
from grey to brown. The kangaroo is the
national animal and emblem of
Australia.
• Kangaroos have large, flat feet which the
kangaroos use in order to aid their
movement which the kangaroos do by
hopping. Despite the fact that
kangaroos do not move about in the
conventional way, kangaroos can often
be seen running at high speeds,
generally when the kangaroo is scared
or being chased by oncoming predators.
• Although kangaroos are not
commercially farmed, wild kangaroos
are often pursued byhuman hunters for
sport, meat, fur and when farmers are
conserving their grazing land for
their sheep and cows. This method of
sustainable hunting is said to have
more health and environmental benefits
than that of sheep and cattle.
The average age of a wild kangaroo tends
to be less than 10 years, although some
kangaroo individuals in the wild have been
known to get closer to 20 years old.
Kangaroos generally live to about the age
of 23 when the kangaroo is in captivity.
Thank you