Transcript Australian Kangaroos

Australian Kangaroos
•The kangaroo is one of Australia’s
most iconic animals, and most
species are endemic to Australia.
•There are over 60 different species
of kangaroo and their close relatives,
with all kangaroos belonging to the
super family macropods, meaning
great footed.
•Kangaroos are often referred to as
"roos".
•Male kangaroos are called bucks,
boomers, jacks, or old men.
• Females are does, flyers, or jills, and
the young ones are joeys.
• The collective noun for kangaroos is
a mob, troop, or court.
•Larger kangaroos do not live in the desert, as
the food is too scarce.
•Most of the types of kangaroo prefer the
grassland habitat in Australia.
•They graze on grasses and low vegetation in the
early mornings and the evening while seeking
shelter under trees during the middle of the day.
•Most are nocturnal but some are active in the
early morning and late afternoon.
•. Larger species of kangaroo tend to shelter
under trees or in caves and rock clefts.
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Kangaroos have chambered stomachs similar to those of
cattle
They regurgitate the vegetation they have eaten, chew it
and then swallow it again for final digestion.
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Different species of kangaroos have different diets,
although all are strict herbivores eating a range of plants
and, in some cases, fungi.
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Many species usually spend the days resting in shade, and
the cool evenings, nights and mornings moving about and
feeding.
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Because of its grazing, kangaroos have developed
specialised teeth to chop and grind the grass.
Pouch of kangaroos
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The pouch is a distinguishing feature of
female marsupials .
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The name marsupial is derived from the
Latin marsupial, meaning "pouch".
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Marsupials give birth to a live but relatively
undeveloped fetus called a Joey.
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When the Joey is born it crawls from inside the
mother to the pouch.
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The pouch is a fold of skin with a single opening that
covers the nipples.
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Inside the pouch, the blind offspring attaches itself
to one of the mother’s nipples and remains attached
for as long as it takes to grow and develop into a
young replica of the parents.
 Joeys excrete in the pouch.
 When they're small they don't produce
much, and when they're bigger the
pouch's lining absorbs some of it.
 As you can imagine, it gets kind of
smelly in there, so moms clean out
their pouches every now and then.
 Bucks (males) grow bigger and
stronger throughout their lives.
Why can’t kangaroos walk
backwards???
•Kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
•The shape of their body and the length of their
strong tail prohibits them from being able to
step backwards.
In addition, their legs cannot move
independently on land, only when they swim.
•When walking, kangaroos support themselves
with their front legs and tail while they pull
their hind legs along.
•It is impossible for them to reverse this
motion.
TYPES OF Kangaroos
Red Kangaroo
Western grey kangaroo
Eastern grey kangaroo
Antipoline Kangaroo
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo is
an Australian television series for
children created by John McCallum.
It was produced from 1966–1968,
telling the adventures of a young
boy and his intelligent
pet kangaroo, in the fictional
Waratah National Park in Duffys
Forest, near Sydney, New South
Wales.
1. A kangaroo can jump 45 feet!
2. The faster kangaroos hop, the less
energy they use.
3. When they are in danger, kangaroos
will beat the ground loudly with their
hind feet, the sound is so loud that it
can reach from north to south!
4. Unlike other four legged mammals,
kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
5. There is a certain species of kangaroo
that is only 2.5 centimeters long when
it is born!
Presented by:
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