RED KANGAROO

LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

HABITAT

• Variety of habitats throughout Australia & New Zealand
• Dry grassy plains
• Sometimes even desert areas
• Generally not found in areas with more precipitation

BEHAVIOR

• Travel in groups called mobs
• Find food at night
• Spend there days in the shade
• They defend them selfs with there hind legs
• Engage in "boxing matches"

FOOD SOURCE

• The red kangaroo is a herbivore
• Grass
• Leaves
• Vegetation off the ground

REPRODUCTION

• Kangaroos are marsupials
• Baby kangaroos are not fully developed at birth
• They finish growing in the mothers pouch

FUN FACT

MORE FUN FACTS

• kangaroos are the only large animals that hop to get around
• Kangaroos make grunting, coughing, hissing and clicking noises.
• kangaroo's family name, Macropodidae in Latin, means big feet

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• www.theanimalspot.com
• Wikipedia
• www.arkive.org
• www.livescience.org

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