1. Kangaroos belong to a unique group of mammals called marsupials.

2. Kangaroos carry their young in special body pockets called pouches.

3. Kangaroos graze like deer, hop like rabbits, and go without water like camels.

4. The big kangaroos are the largest marsupials in the world.

1. Kangaroos live only in Australia.

2. People are doing a lot in Australia to try and preserve a workable balance between humans and kangaroos.

3. Kangaroos also live in woodlands, arid grasslands, shrub steppe, salt pans and rocky areas.

 

 

 

1. A baby kangaroo is born blind.

2. A new born baby kangaroo is no bigger than a bumblebee.

3. Once inside, it immediately wraps its mouth around one of the mothers four nipples.

4. The joey will not leave the pouch again until 6 months of age.

1. Most kangaroos nighttime eaters.

2. Grazing on wild grasses anytime from dusk to dawn.

3. If it is cloudy and cool, they also may feed during the day.

4. Kangaroos get most of the water they need from different kinds of grass they eat.

 

 

 

 

1.  As grazing animals, kangaroos do not hunt.

2. Instead, they are hunted by other animals.

3. Kangaroos would rather flee then fight.

4. The kangaroos main predator is the dingo dog.

5. But if they are caught, they become very fierce fighters.

1. Of the many kinds of kangaroos, about 20 mostly smaller species are threatened.

2. They have been driven from their feeding areas by domestic animals and by mining, agriculture and lumber interests.

3. Some are being preyed upon by introdced animals such as the red fox and the common house cat.

4. Australians are working hard to find the proper balance between people and all kangaroos.