K ANGAROO !!! The Ultimate Hoppers By: Christian D.

I NTRODUCTION Scientific names are Macropus giganteus, macropus fuliginosus, and macropus rufus. There is 4 different species including the eastern gray,western gray and red kangaroo. They are also the largest Marsupial.

W HAT D O T HEY L OOK L IKE.  They have long toe nails.  they have a pouch on there stomach.  Kangaroos have long toe nails.  They have very strong hind legs  They have very strong tails.  They have very large feet

M ORE ON H OW THEY L OOK They have large ears. They have large teeth. Short front legs. They have strong feet. They are 5 to 6 feet tall. They have short grey fur They have whiskers around their nose

H OW O LD C AN T HEY G ET Up to nineteen years in the wild. They also at leyest 6 years. But the after 6 to 8 years.

H OW H OT D O T HEY L IKE I T AND WHAT WEATHER DO THEY LIKE. In the grass lands the temperature is 40 at the lowest and 70 is the highest. And they also get ten inches of rain And in the woodlands and forests the climate is 40 to 68 degrees and also 12 to 35 inches of rain

H ABITAT A ND L ANDFORMS They live in varied habitats from woodlands and forests to grassy plains and savannas. The countries they live in are manly Australia, and parts of New Guinea and Popa New Guinea

F OOD !!! They eat fungi and shrubs. They also eat grass and other plants.

H UNTING Dingo, Tasmanian Devils and even hawks prey on kangaroos. Humans also hunt kangaroos. They are herbivores so they have no prey. Prey of…Predator to…

B ABIES the kangaroo keeps its babies in a pouch. when the baby is born it is only 3 oz. at birth. The baby has to climb only 4 in to the top of the mothers pouch that may not seem, like a lot to you but it is like a infant climbing up a steep hill to get to its mother.

B EHAVIOR Kangaroos live in groups called mobs living in groups can help the kangaroo live by finding more water and finding more food. The kangaroo can hop at speeds up to 35 miles per hour to.

P HYSICAL A DAPTATIONS Their tails help them by letting them stand up and kick there predators to defend themselves. Kangaroos can hop up to 35 miles per hour to get away from predators. There strong legs help them defend themselves from predators.

P HYSIOLOGICAL A DAPTATIONS They have certain tail muscles in there tail that enables them to stand up straight on it. The kangaroo has certain bacteria that helps the kangaroo digest its food. The kangaroo has special muscles in its foot so that when it kicks it dose not feel any thing

B EHAVIORAL A DAPTATIONS Kangaroos learn not to fight other animals but to run away to not get hurt. Many kangaroo species learn to communicate with noise to help warn that preaters are near. Kangaroo babies stay in there mothers pouch for safety and also because they can not surfiv on there own.

F UN F ACTS A kangaroo baby is 3 oz big at birth. A kangaroo can hop farther then the length of a school bus. Some people made kangaroos box. Some people eat kangaroo meat.