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    What Isa Kangaroo ?

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    The document discusses kangaroos, describing them as large mammals found in Australia that can hop on two legs and have joeys that live in their mother's pouch. It provides details on kangaroo species, behaviors like hopping and swimming, how joeys develop in the pouch, and protective behaviors of mother kangaroos. The passage aims to inform readers about basic facts and characteristics of kangaroos.

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    What Isa Kangaroo ?

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    The document discusses kangaroos, describing them as large mammals found in Australia that can hop on two legs and have joeys that live in their mother's pouch. It provides details on kangaroo species, behaviors like hopping and swimming, how joeys develop in the pouch, and protective behaviors of mother kangaroos. The passage aims to inform readers about basic facts and characteristics of kangaroos.

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    What Isa Kangaroo ?

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    Marius Bos
    The document discusses kangaroos, describing them as large mammals found in Australia that can hop on two legs and have joeys that live in their mother's pouch. It provides details on kangaroo species, behaviors like hopping and swimming, how joeys develop in the pouch, and protective behaviors of mother kangaroos. The passage aims to inform readers about basic facts and characteristics of kangaroos.

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    What

    is a
    Kangaroo?
    What is a Kangaroo?

    Have you ever heard of a kangaroo?


    kangaroo
    What is a kangaroo?
    kangaroo What does a
    kangaroo do?

    Let’s learn a little about kangaroos


    today!
    What is a Kangaroo?

    They are the only large mammal


    that can hop.

    Male kangaroos are called


    bucks.
    What is a Kangaroo?

    Females are called does.


    does

    Babies are called joeys.


    What is a Kangaroo?
    Joeys are the size of a jellybean when they
    are born. They are born pink with no hair.

    Joeys live in their mother's pouch drinking


    her milk. After they are a year old, They
    eat only grasses, leaves and the shoots of
    small trees.
    What is a Kangaroo?

    •At around 4 months, the joey emerges from


    the pouch for short trips and to graze on
    grass and small shrubs. At 10 months, the
    joey is mature enough to leave the pouch for
    good.
    •Female Kangaroo’s are very protective over
    the Joey’s.
    What is a Kangaroo?

    Kangaroos are very good swimmers


    but they only choose to swim when
    chased or if they have no other choice.

    They have very good hearing, eyesight


    and sense of smell.
    What is a Kangaroo?

    The mother kangaroo can control the


    muscles that control the size of her
    pouch and the size of the opening.
    She can pulls the pouch tight against
    the body.
    What is a Kangaroo?

    Try tightening your stomach. Can you do


    it? By tightening her muscles, she can
    hold her baby safe in her pocket.

    That is why when the mother kangaroos


    jumps, her babies (joeys) stay in her
    pouch.
    What is a Kangaroo?

    If the mother kangaroo wants to clean


    her pouch and wants the joey out, she
    can also relax the opening allowing the
    joey to fall out.
    Some interesting Kangaroo Facts!
    • Kangaroos are animals that are found in Australia.
    • There are four different kangaroo species, the red kangaroo, eastern
    grey kangaroo, western grey kangaroo and antilopine kangaroo.
    • Kangaroos can hop around quickly on two legs or walk around slowly
    on all four.
    • Kangaroos can’t walk backwards.
    • Kangaroos have very powerful legs and can be dangerous at times.
    • Kangaroos can jump very high, sometimes three times their own height.
    • Kangaroos can swim.
    • Most kangaroos eat grass.
    • Baby kangaroos are known as ‘joeys’.
    • A group of kangaroos is called a ‘mob’, ‘troop’ or ‘court’.
    • Kangaroos usually live to around six years old in the wild.
    Kangaroo quiz!
    1. A baby Kangaroo is called a ______
    2. There are ______ different types of
    Kangaroos.
    3. Kangaroos are not able to swim, true or
    false.
    4. Kangaroos usually life until the age of
    ____.
    5. A Kangaroo is not able to walk
    ________.

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